Visualizing library data interactively: two demonstrations using R language

This paper aims to provide two real examples to inspire librarians to use modern techniques for data visualization.

Two interactive applications were created for visualizing longitudinal and geographical data collected by libraries.

R language has high versatility and flexibility in visualizing various types and hierarchy of data under a prevalent Web framework. The two demonstrations provide workflows from data extractions to visualization products.

Proper visualization assists librarians and administrators to understand data better and gain more insightful prospects. As a result, more scientific decisions can be made for improving libraries operation.