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The HEPS beamline software group is dedicated to the development, operation, and maintenance of unified experimental control and data acquisition software framework (Mamba, Figure 9) for high-throughput, multimodal, ultrafast, in-situ and dynamic experiments at HEPS. The High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) is a greenfield 4th-generation light source. HEPS Computing and Communication Group (HEPS-CC), provides the IT R&D and services for the facility and science communities, including IT infrastructure, network, computing, analysis software, data preservation and management, and public services. [Extracted from the article]

Academic libraries are a vital space for collaboration, socialization, research, and quiet study. To support these needs, they must offer a variety of environments, noise levels, and furniture to support varying student needs. However, it can be difficult to understand these specific needs and properly balance the types of spaces and seating alternatives to optimally meet them. This article describes a space usage study undertaken to determine patron needs and preferences and the resulting visualization of the data using Tableau Public. The project provided important insights into patron space preferences and use, and the methodology can be replicated at other institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Doing economics" is an important theme of undergraduate economics programs. Capstone courses increasingly include instruction in "data literacy" and the STEM-related skills of quantitative and empirical methods. Because the professional discipline has moved in this direction and because of greater employer demand for these skills, data visualization is a key component of data literacy. Tableau is a free data visualization software widely used in the data analytics industry. In this article, the authors introduce an exercise that teaches the fundamental Tableau concepts and commands needed to create charts, assemble them in a dashboard, and tell a story of patterns observed in the data. The exercise assumes no prior experience in Tableau and is appropriate for undergraduate upper-level economics courses or an empirical methods course. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article evaluates several geographic information system (GIS) and mapping application software for academic librarians, including Mapbox, Google MyMaps, and HealthMap

The Advanced Light Source is A DOE Office of Science User Facility.n PHOTO (COLOR): Figure 1: The domed Advanced Light Source building at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the nearby UC Berkeley campus, are visible in this photo taken in March 2020, shortly after the shelter-in-place order. Not only did ALS users have to leave the site quickly and with little warning, but all ALS technical, scientific, and operations staff were sent home as well to stop the exponentially growing spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and prevent transmission through work-related activities. The Advanced Light Source (ALS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), typically hosts about 100 users per week from around the world. [Extracted from the article]

Rapid analytics and visualization software such as Tableau provide an opportunity for Access Services staff to utilize quantitative data on a routine basis to support decision-making about services and staffing. Data visualization tools make analyzing, updating, and sharing data analysis easier and faster than ever before. However, fullest utilization of these tools requires consistent, on demand access to data. This article discusses a strategic initiative at NYU Libraries to support data-driven decision-making by establishing a robust data warehouse paired with front-end access for library staff via Tableau Desktop. Specific application of this model to reporting, usage visualization, and workflow analysis in Access Services is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers brief information on several medical devices including the BitScope Mixed Signal Systems for data visualization from Bitscope Designs, the Endocapsule 10 System for intestine endoscopy from Olympus America and the DICOM data set for processing medical image from SDKs.

Infographics are popular tools for sharing institutional and research data with audiences online. There are many websites offering software to help users create these visual representations of information. This article describes the features of three such websites and briefly discusses the use of infographics in health sciences information settings, as well as efforts to ensure the effectiveness of these communications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews data visualization designing and mapping tools and soft wares including Map box by MapBox LLC, Creately by Cinergix Pty. Ltd and Gliffy Online by Gliffy Inc.

This article outlines the use of a collection mapping model of collection assessment in which data visualization tools were utilized in order to provide a unified portrait of a complicated multi-disciplinary collection located in several different physical locations across the Libraries of the University of California Riverside. Through the use of freely-available data visualization software, the massive amount of data generated by collection-centered inventory of the Libraries' Latin American Studies collection can be assessed in a number of different dimensions, clearly illustrating the collection's strengths to stakeholders both within and outside of the libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The widespread adoption of computers and Internet in our life has reached the classrooms, where computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) based on wikis offers new ways of collaboration and encourages student participation. When the number of contributions from students increases, traditional assessment procedures of e-learning settings suffer from scalability problems. In a wiki-based learning experience, automatic tools are required to support the assessment of such huge amounts of data. In this work, we present StatMediaWiki, a tool that collects and aggregates information that helps to analyze a MediaWiki installation. It generates charts, tables and different statistics enabling easy analysis of wiki evolution. We have used StatMediaWiki in a Higher Education course and present the results obtained in this case study. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Vast amounts of political coverage are generated daily online. Some tools have been developed to help keep track of what is being said, but fewer efforts focus on how things are being said, i.e., how issues are framed. This article presents a study of Reflext, an interactive visualization tool that leverages computational linguistic analysis to support reflection on the framing of political issues. This system was deployed in a field study, during which the tool was used by regular readers of political news coverage during the 2012 U.S. election campaign. The results describe the tool's support for a variety of activities related to frame reflection, how users integrated tool use with their existing reading practices, and broader issues in how participants interpreted the computational analysis and visualization. These findings contribute to our understanding of how algorithmically based interactive systems might mediate both the practical experiences of and situated interpretation of framing in political content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on research originally undertaken at the Dalhousie University Libraries, this paper explores how evolving 3D visualization techniques—such as 3D printing, 3D scanning, holographic projection, and 3D animations—can be used to enhance and extract information from GIS-based map and geography. This paper provides an overview of these technologies, how these technologies could be of benefit to libraries, and the Dalhousie University Libraries successes and failures working with 3D city models and 3D printing and 3D scanning technologies, and offering these technologies to faculty and students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the use of Group Explorer in an undergraduate mathematics course in abstract algebra. The visual nature of Group Explorer in representing concepts in group theory is an attractive incentive to use this software in the classroom. However, little is known about students’ perceptions on this technology in learning concepts in abstract algebra. A total of 26 participants in an undergraduate course studying group theory were surveyed regarding their experiences using Group Explorer. Findings indicate that all participants believed that the software was beneficial to their learning and described their attitudes regarding the software in terms of using the technology and its helpfulness in learning concepts. A multiple regression analysis reveals that representational fluency of concepts with the software correlated significantly with participants’ understanding of group concepts yet, participants’ attitudes about Group Explorer and technology in general were not significant factors. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Two experiments investigating the benefit of computer-based applications in geography education are presented. The computer-based methods employ concepts of visualization, including animation and interactivity, to facilitate active learning. These computer-based methods are compared with physical (i.e. tangible) models, which themselves can be considered active learning tools. Thus, this report compares a pair of learning strategies using interactive external cognitive tools (one computer-based and one physical), rather than more typical studies which compare an approach using such interactive tools with an approach using more traditional lecture-based presentations. Results confirm existing findings that computer-based approaches are appealing to students but are not, by themselves, significantly beneficial in enabling understanding of complex concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In resource‐based learning scenarios, students are often overwhelmed by the complexity of task‐relevant knowledge and information. Techniques for the external interactive representation of individual knowledge in graphical format may help them to cope with complex problem situations. Advanced computer‐based concept‐mapping tools have the potential to foster spatial learning strategies and processes of individual knowledge management. In addition, they have the potential to represent not only conceptual knowledge, but also content knowledge about a domain, as well as knowledge resources. The paper analyzes the potential of digital concept maps for supporting processes of individual knowledge management in resource‐based learning. After a brief review of the structural, representational, processing, and usability features of digital concept maps, results of empirical research related to the following main management processes are considered: knowledge identification/evaluation, information search, knowledge generation, knowledge representation/organization, knowledge communication, and knowledge use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]