Returning to a theme, here. The research process is not just about looking for information, it is also about looking at information — analyzing it and making connections between ideas. Looking at information by making one’s ideas or new found knowledge visual is something that […]
Category: Visual Presentation of Information
Ready-made Infographics
Ubiquitous Infographics It seems as if infographics are everywhere now. Increasingly, the visual presentation of data is borrowing heavily from the fields of graphic art, advertising design and even cartography in an attempt to have maximum impact on the viewer, as well as to map […]
Google’s Knowledge Graph – the reviews are mixed
Back in May of this year, without much hoopla, Google debuted a new semantic web feature called the Knowledge Graph. The Knowledge Graph warrants the attention of educators and librarians because it marks a departure from search results based on keyword hits to results based […]