Chapter 2. Information Visualization Principles, Techniques, and Software

Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 2), “Information Visualization” A variety of influences within the field of information visualization encompasses how we view information visualization today. These theories and principles are derived primarily from psychology, design science, and computer science; however, there are other small, yet influential disciplines that have played a role. When it comes to the techniques and data representation methods, there are a great variety of applications and practices used based on data characteristics, visualization purposes, computing capacity, or even target audience. Chapter 2 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 3), “Information Visualization,” will include a summary of some of the key design principles involved in information visualization; major visualization techniques for large-scale, multivariate data; and also some interesting software tools that are available to assist with visualization tasks.