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I am a Librarian and specialize in knowledge management, information visualization, data mining, etcetera.
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As a library and information professional, I have so long searched for a nexus between the twain, viz., a) Information Visualization and b) best practices in the library world.


More details at my blog: Information Visualization. This blogsphere is about a world of touch, feel, look and visualization -- where we can synchronously see, hear, share and do much more. Interestingly, in order to visualize one does not need special skills, competencies, etc. It is all about common sense, especially with human visualizations. In short, "information is in the eyes of the beholder."


Based on my search, I built an extensive webliography on the above nexus. This Webliography has two related dimensions, viz.,
My Web page has more articles from my desktop.
a) Alternative Cataloging / Information Visualization
b) Mining The Library Catalog
I have summarized my search results. See Information Visualization Demystified. In this summary there are two issues. First, a few references on the involvement of Information Visualization specialists. And, second, how the process of developing a graphical interface for library catalog has progressed so far.
From the above citations, obvious is the fact that creating graphical interface is one of the possible ways.
In what other ways Information Visualization could aid in building a usable, and user-friendly library catalog is the crux of the problem.
How best we could apply the Guru's Visual Information-Seeking Mantra in developing next generation library catalogs is an issue, which the Guru himself may be able to guide.  


One gets a lead of the probable tasks from the Guru's book: Leonardo's Laptop: Searching, Visualizing, Consulting, Thinking, Exploring, Composing, Reviewing
Categories of my interest in the Wikipedia: Information visualization Knowledge visualization Product visualization Scientific visualization
Library and information professionals also need insights on the above from other experts. The bottom line is every book in the library must find its user.

Revision as of 05:31, 23 March 2006

I am a Librarian and specialize in knowledge management, information visualization, data mining, etcetera.

More details at my blog: Information Visualization. This blogsphere is about a world of touch, feel, look and visualization -- where we can synchronously see, hear, share and do much more. Interestingly, in order to visualize one does not need special skills, competencies, etc. It is all about common sense, especially with human visualizations. In short, "information is in the eyes of the beholder."

My Web page has more articles from my desktop.

Categories of my interest in the Wikipedia: Information visualization Knowledge visualization Product visualization Scientific visualization