Building as They Come: Comparative Case Studies of Co-constructing Data Visualization Services with Academic Communities

[para. 3-4] "Academic libraries are well-situated to be strong supporters of democratizing and building knowledge and expertise in the use of data and data visualization as they cut across all of academia, regardless of discipline or department. Within the past decade, many academic libraries across North America have added data visualization services to their offerings. This has been done in several ways, from existing librarians with related portfolios like GIS or research data learning new skills to libraries creating new positions with the focus on the portfolio on data visualization. This chapter presents and compares two case studies of building data visualization services at York University Libraries and McMaster University Library. We do so with the hope of sharing practical and relevant knowledge with our readers."