Data Visualization Essentials – Foundational Choices Online
What makes charts, graphs, plots, maps, and other data visualizations effective or ineffective? How do I decide what type of chart, graph, or other visualization to use to accomplish my purpose? Does it matter what data visualization program I use to create data visualizations? What are some important things I need to consider related to accessibility and ethical issues?
Besides the practical mechanics of how to use a particular program to create a chart, graph, map, plot, or other data visualization, there are a number of essential choices and decisions one needs to make in order to effectively accomplish an intended goal.
This session will cover principles and characteristics of effective and ineffective data visualizations, frameworks and tools for selecting data visualization types, factors for choosing appropriate data visualization creation tools and important accessibility and ethical considerations,
Related LibGuide: Data Visualization Services by Glenn Bunton
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Time:
- 1:15pm - 2:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Presenter:
- Glenn Bunton
- Location:
- Online
- Sponsor:
- Digital Research Services
- Audience:
- All Experience Levels
- Categories:
- Data Visualization Services SHARPGrads Elective
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.