[Eril-l] ALCTS webinar: Intro to Data Visualization: Tools and Skills, part 1

[ALCTS-CE Announce]

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

ALCTS webinar: Intro to Data Visualization: Tools and Skills, part 1

Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 AM Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 PM Central, and 2 PM Eastern time.

*This is part 1 of a two-part series. Intro to Data Visualization: Tools
and Skills, Part 2
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/111418> is the
companion to this webinar.*

This webinar series introduces common concepts of data visualization to
build a working foundation for anyone to use with any tool. In addition,
participants will explore a range of visualization software and discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of each.

In part 1 of this two-part series, participants will gain the fundamentals
needed to create visual analyses through a combination of supplementary
text regarding data visualization and examples using Tableau software. It
will also provide lists of helpful resources, offer a practice data set to
work with, and explore the options available to those using Tableau Public.

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Learning outcomes:

This webinar will provide participants with a basic framework for
developing visualizations. Participants will come away with tools for basic
data clean-up, visualization structure, calculations/filtering, and
formatting. Secondly, participants will come away with knowledge of some
proprietary and open options for creating visuals.

Who should attend?

Library staff interested in available data visualization tools and gaining
translatable skills for a variety of software options.

Presenter:

Reed Jones works for the University at Buffalo in the University Libraries
Annex. He has both an interest in and experience with database
architecture, reporting, analytics, and data visualization with a focus on
fulfilment, delivery, and access statistics. He holds an MA in History and
an MS in Information and Library Science from University at Buffalo.

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Registration Fees:

Registration fees for single webinar:  ALCTS Member $43; Non-member $59;
Group rate $129

Registration fees for webinar series:  ALCTS Member $69; Non-member $95;
Group rate $206
Complete the individual webinar online registration form
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X>
or the complete series online registration
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=eventsconf&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=M>
form. Sessions are listed by date and you must log in.

For additional information about this webinar, please go to the following
website:

http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/110718

All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access to
the webinar recording. All registered attendees will receive the link to
the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time
it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording
at your convenience.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org. For all other
questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Megan Dougherty,
Program Officer, ALCTS Continuing Education at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5038 or
mdougherty at ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.
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