A Mini Post on Small Multiples
Small multiples certainly struck me as a confusing term the first time I heard it, so let’s jump straight into …
Library Research Service
The Library Research Service (LRS) is an office of the Colorado State Library. LRS thoughtfully collects, analyzes, and distributes data that is relevant and actionable to Colorado communities and empowers library staff to do the same.
Here you will find some cross-posts from the LRS blog. Visit the LRS website at LRS.org.
Careful Color Combos for All
One of the first times I gave much thought to what makes color I was playing with a rainbow suncatcher …
Stacking Bar Charts to Breakdown Budgets
Happy fall to the library community! The official first day of autumn is still a day away, but the air …
Mastering Design and Accessibility with Pictograms (MLS Not Required)
We say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to data visualization, it’s up to the …
How Do Colorado Public Libraries Stack Up?
From social media, to sports, to books and everything in between, almost anything can be compared these days. Of course, …
Making Space for Treemaps
Happy summer to the library community! Though the days have already started to shorten again, hopefully you all can find …
Building With Bubbles
Back in March, The Public Library Blueprints discussed both scatter plots and packed bubble charts and promised to follow up these two visualization methods with a …
Calculating Percentage Change in Changing Times
Welcome back to The Public Library Blueprints! After a short hiatus in April, this post tackles a topic that can trip …
Resilient Communities: How Library Programming Can Fight The Climate Crisis
Resilience is and always has been an essential trait for overcoming each generation’s greatest challenges. From international conflicts to the …
Libraries Faced a Flood of Challenges to Books and Materials in 2022
Libraries are built to provide access to information. According to the American Library Association (ALA), “Intellectual freedom is the right of …
Celebrating Pi Day with Pie Charts (and other circular data visualizations)
Happy Pi Day! I hope everyone looking to celebrate today eats a yummy piece of pie or at least momentarily …
Plotting to Grow Public Library Collections
Is it really March already? Time has been flying by at Library Research Service, and hopefully this year is off …
An Overview of What’s Overdue
The Public Library Annual Report (PLAR) data is packed with the potential to help inform all sorts of decision making …
The Public Library Blueprints: Laying the Foundation
Welcome back, library friends! We are already well on our way into 2023, and the new year has brought big …
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection 2022 Fast Facts
Check out the first Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection Fast Facts report by LRS here! The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) lives up …
Weaving Together Mixed Methods
Happy holidays to library lovers and data enthusiasts everywhere! This post will take a festive approach to wrapping up our …
Directions for Research Design: Mixed Methods
Have you ever come to a trail intersection and had a hard time deciding which way to choose, not because …
Pouncing on Prejudice: Mitigating Assumptions and Bias in Research
It is often stated that, “If you have a brain, you have bias.” Along these same lines, while exploring the …
Coming Face to Face with Interview Bias
Throughout the Between a Graph and A Hard Place blog series, we’ve often spoken of bias and controlling bias. From keeping your …
Presenting Three Types of Interviews
How do you feel most comfortable speaking in front of an audience? Do you have the confidence to let your …