About the Display
Visualization has been used in the health sciences to help turn factual data into meaningful and contextual information. The following display highlights several historical pieces to artistic renderings of data visualizations. We hope that the display generates some ideas on and connects you to resources when approaching the visualization of information.
About the Artwork
From Data to Viz
This poster captures a project by Conor Healy providing decision trees leading from a data format to a set of potential graphs or visualization to illustrate that information. *This poster is the inspiration for the entire display.*
DNA Codon
A visualization to translate genetic code into a sequence of amino acids.
DNA Double Helix Structure
A visualization illustrating the double-helix model of DNA.
Mapping the 1854 Broad Street Pump Cholera Outbreak
This data visualization example is one of the first examples of disease mapping. John Snow presented two maps illustrating the deaths that occurred at specific households in London's Broad Street region in 1854. The map in the display was published in his book On the Mode of Communication of Cholera.
Diagram of the Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East
Created by Florence Nightingale, these 2 diagrams shows the causes of mortality in British Army during Crimean War. The first diagram is for data from April 1854 to March 1855; the second diagram is from April 1855 to March 1856. This contribution to the sanitary history of the British Army during the late war with Russia.
W. Lawrence Ambulance 1889
Patents usually have images associated with the invention or improvement filing. The following image is a registered patent from 1889 creating "new and useful improvements in Ambulances."
H.F. Olson Acoustic Stethoscope 1945
Patents usually have images associated with the invention or improvement filing. This filing from 1945 details the changes to previous iterations of the stethoscope.
Brachial Plexus Map
A creative visualization of the brachial plexus nerve network. Its artist, Alex Dai, took inspiration from the Massachusetts Fay Transit Authority subway map.
DNA Origami
Visualizations can take many forms. An example includes origami. The following is a short activity that you can do to create your own double helix model. This full-color version of the activity shows how the DNA bases pair together.
Library Resources on Data Visualization
- Statista
Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 22500 sources on over 60000 topics on the internet's leading statistics database.
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Web Resources on Data Visualization Design
- 1 Dataset 100 VisualizationsA project to highlight different visualization presenting a simple data set.
- accessible data viz is better data vizA brief article on designing visualizations with principles of universal and inclusive design principles.
- Data Visualization CatalogCreated as a non-code-based library of different information visualization types. The website serves as a learning and inspiration resource for those working with data visualization.
- Data Visualization Society: Information is Beautiful AwardsAn award celebrating excellence & beauty in data visualization, infographics, interactives & information art for eight years.
- Linkedin Learning Data Visualization training coursesAvailable training for UIC students, staff, and faculty.
- tableau - Data Visualization Tips for More Effective and Engaging DesignA brief article on best practices in Data Visualization by tableau, a data analytics and visualization technology.
- Revealing Data: Visualizations in Historical CollectionsA post highlighting data visualizations in the historical collections of the National Library of Medicine archives.
Display Curators
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Emily Johnson-Barlow, MLIS Regional Health Sciences Librarian Library of the Health Sciences Peoria |
Stephanie Campbell, MLIS Senior Library Specialist Library of the Health Sciences Peoria |