This document provides an overview of infographics and how they can be used by librarians. It defines what an infographic is, provides examples of different types of infographics and how they can be used. It also discusses tools that can be used to create infographics and sources of data for inclusion. The document aims to introduce librarians to infographics and their uses for visualizing and presenting library data and information.

1. V I S U A L L Y C O M M U N I C A T I N G I N F O R M A T I O N :
A T A S T E O F I N F O G R A P H I C S F O R
L I B R A R I A N S
K I R A S M I T H
N O V E M B E R 1 2 , 2 0 1 5“ C o l o r f u l s u s h i i n a b l a c k b o x ” b y J a k u b K a p u s n a k

2. W H A T I S A N
I N F O G R A P H I C
?

3. W H A T I S A N
I N F O G R A P H I C
?

4. E X A M P L E
S

5. E X A M P L E
S

6. E X A M P L E
S

7. S I M P L I F Y
I N F O R M A T I O N
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ C o h d r a n k n m a t h 5 . J P G ” b y C o h d r a

8. P R E S E N T S T A T I S T I C S
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ G r a p h ” b y p o s t m a n 8 5 i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

9. E X P L A I N A P R O C E S S
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ W h i t e b o a r d S t r a t e g y ” b y S t a r t u p S t o c k P h o t o s i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

10. S H O W R A N K I N G S
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ B a r C h a r t ” b y C l k e r F r e e V e c t o r I m a g e s i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

11. M A K E A C O M P A R I S O N
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ m f 5 7 ” b y j e l t o vs k i

12. G I V E V I S U A L
I N S T R U C T I O N S
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :
“ T i e - d ye i n s t r u c t i o n s ” b y W e a vi n g m a j o r i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C B Y - S A 2 . 0

13. D I S P L A Y A Q U O T E
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :

14. vi s u a l . l y/ 1 6 - i n s p i r a t i o n a l - q u o t e s - c h i l d r e n s - l i t e r a t u r e

15. S H O W A
T I M E L I N E
U S E A N I N F O G R A P H I C T O :

16. G O O D A N D
B A D

19. T H E B A D

21. W H Y W O U L D Y O U W A N T T O U S E A N
I N F O G R A P H I C ?
“ L i b r a r y P r a g u e M o n a s t e r y ” b y I z o c a i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

22. S H O W T H E
V A L U E O F
Y O U R
L I B R A R Y
“ N e w Yo r k P u b l i c L i b r a r y ” b y i m e l e n c h o n

23. E X A M P L E S

24. E X A M P L E S

25. E X A M P L E S

26. E X A M P L E S

27. E X A M P L E S

28. E X A M P L E S

29. E X A M P L E S

30. E X A M P L E S

31. H O W T O C R E A T E Y O U R O W N
I N F O G R A P H I C S
“ T e a ” b y S t a r t u p S t o c k P h o t o s i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

32. V I S M E

34. V E N N G A G E

35. E A S E L L Y

36. E A S E L L Y

37. C A N V A

38. P I K T O C H A R T

40. I N F O G R A M

41. G L I F F L Y

42. T H I N G L I N K

43. D A T A S O U R C E S
“ B i g D a t a ” b y G e r d A l t m a n i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

44. Y O U R
L I B R A R Y

45. L I B R A R Y D A T A
A N D
S T A T I S T I C S
D I V I S I O N O F L I B R A R Y A N D
I N F O R M A T I O N S E R V I C E S
“ S u n s e t G r a s s ” b y M G D b s o s t o n
“ F l o r i d a O u t l i n e ” b y K e l l y

46. L I B Q U A L +
A S S O C I A T I O N O F R E S E A R C H
L I B R A R I E S
“ T a b l e t ” b y K o l o b s e k

47. L I B R A R Y
S T A T I S T I C S
P R O G R A M
N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R
E D U C A T I O N S T A T I S T I C S
“ A n a l ys i s ” b y G e r d A l t m a n i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

48. P U B L I C
L I B R A R I E S I N
T H E U N I T E D
S T A T E S
S U R V E Y
I N S T I T U T E O F M U S E U M A N D
L I B R A R Y S E R V I C E S

49. P L D S
S T A T I S T I C A L
R E P O R T
P U B L I C L I B R A R Y
A S S O C I A T I O N
“ M a n y H a n d s ” b y G r a p h i c S t o c k . c o m

50. I N T E R N E T ,
S C I E N C E &
T E C H :
L I B R A R I E S
P E W R E S E A R C H C E N T E R
“ W e e k e n d W o r k 6 ” b y N a t e E m b r e y

51. • American FactFinder
The DataWeb
Data Ferrett
U N I T E D S T A T E S C E N S U S
B U R E A U

52. D E M O G R A P H I C S N O W
F L O R I D A E L E C T R O N I C L I B R A R Y

53. O T H E R D A T A
S O U R C E S
•Google Trends
•Google Public Data
•Data.gov
•Worldometers
•Statista
“ S t o c k E xc h a n g e ” b y G e r d A l t m a n i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

54. P L A N N I N G
“ M a r k ” b y G e r d A l t m a n i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

55. D E S I G N T I P S
“ B a c k t o S c h o o l ” b y J e f f S h e l d o n i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

56. C O L O R S
“ P a l e t t e ” b y C l k e r F r e e V e c t o r I m a g e s i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

57. C H A R T S A N D
G R A P H S
“ L i n e C h a r t O ve r l a y ” b y O p e n C l i p a r t V e c t o r s i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C 0

58. I N F O G R A P H I C S
S O U R C E S

59. C O N C L U S I O N
S
• Uses
• Tools
• Data
• Create

60. K I R A S M I T H
K i r a d e m o @ k d a c e . c o m
h t t p s : / / i n f o g r . a m / i n f o g r a p h i c _ t a b l e
h t t p s : / / www. p i n t e r e s t . c o m / k i r a d e m o /
I n f o g r a p h i c s
I n f o g r a p h i c D e s i g n
I n f o g r a p h i c s C r e a t i o n T o o l s
“ B i b l i o t h e q u e d u C h a t e a u ” b y R i n a S a r g e e va i s l i c e n s e d u n d e r C C B Y - S A 2 . 0

61. S O U R C E S
• https://foodiesfeed.com/colorful-sushi-in-a-black-box/
• http://mashable.com/2012/07/18/lego-infographic/#_F80DxveLgqp
• https://www.customermagnetism.com/infographics/what-is-an-infographic/
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2013/08/02/use-infographics-to-boost-your-credibility-and-traffic/
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140612054242-64875646-what-the-heck-are-infographics-and-why-you-should-
use-them
• https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=infographics
• http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/infographic-what-happens-in-a-facebook-minute-2/299587
• http://www.coastalrepro.com/design-trends-2015-infographic/
• http://assets.entrepreneur.com/article/1417627880-killing-own-creativity-infographic.jpg
• http://mrg.bz/1Jhihu
• https://pixabay.com/en/graph-pie-chart-business-finance-963016/
• https://pixabay.com/en/whiteboard-strategy-diagram-849803/
• https://pixabay.com/en/bar-chart-columns-graph-diagram-297122/

62. S O U R C E S 2
• http://mrg.bz/kTniql
• https://www.flickr/photos/weavingmajor/5003067434/-9-18-2010
• https://www.canva.com/
• http://www.picmonkey.com/
• https://shareasimage.com/
• http://blog.instaquoteapp.com/
• http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-13/news/mn-2300_1_soviets-arms-control-iron-curtain
• http://www.myclearwater.com/cpl/about/history
• http://www.infobrandz.com/great-big-list-of-infographic-ideas/
• http://www.cashstudios.co/infographic-of-infographics
• http://notes.fundersandfounders.com/post/59500063068/productivity
• http://www.graphicdesigndegreehub.com/great-infographic/
• http://viz.wtf/

63. S O U R C E S 3
• https://blog.slideshare.net/2015/09/28/7-sites-for-free-and-beautiful-stock-
photos/?utm_source=slideshare&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=newsletter
• http://piktochart.com/use-infographics-for-branding/
• https://pixabay.com/en/prague-library-prague-monastery-980732/
• http://mrg.bz/q5uavw
• http://www.ala.org/yalsa/sites/ala.org.yalsa/files/content/Infographic2_FINAL.pdf
• http://blog.cengage.com/college-students-and-instructors-on-library-use-infographic/
• http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/sites/default/files/LC_ResearchImpact_infographic_CC.pdf
• http://blogs.proquest.com/uncategorized/50-things-you-can-borrow-from-libraries-besides-books/
• http://virl.bc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/fact-sheet.pdf
• https://www.thinglink.com/scene/375473419237457921#tlsite
• https://magic.piktochart.com/output/1376787-ill-article-new

64. S O U R C E S 4
• http://www.hcplc.org/thpl/admin/fy14.pdf
• http://startupstockphotos.com/
• http://visme.com
• https://venngage.com/
• http://klock.work/
• http://easel.ly/
• http://piktochart.com/
• https://infogr.am/
• https://www.gliffy.com/
• https://www.thinglink.com/
• https://pixabay.com/en/large-data-keyboard-computer-895567/
• http://www.wordle.net/
• http://www.clker.com/clipart-142820.html

65. S O U R C E S 5
• http://mrg.bz/yK5zCN
• http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/services-for-libraries/more-programs/library-data-and-statistics/
• http://mrg.bz/bB1RKa
• https://www.libqual.org/home
• https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/libraries/
• https://pixabay.com/en/analysis-statistics-chart-graphic-810025/
• https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-united-states-survey
• https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/fact-friday
• http://thedataweb.rm.census.gov/TheDataWeb_HotReport2/pls/pls_library.hrml?STATE=11&COUNTY=ALL
• http://www.ala.org/pla/publications/plds
• http://deathtothestockphoto.com/
• http://libraries.pewinternet.org/

66. S O U R C E S 6
• factfinder.census.gov/
• http://dataferrett.census.gov/
• http://flelibrary.org/
• http://library.demographicsnow.com/?skey=84070CD410E64699BA6DACBE667AEC00
• https://pixabay.com/en/stock-exchange-world-economy-boom-921605/
• https://www.google.com/trends/
• http://www.google.com/publicdata/directory
• http://www.data.gov/
• http://www.worldometers.info/
• http://www.statista.com/
• https://pixabay.com/en/mark-marker-hand-leave-516277/

67. S O U R C E S 7
• https://unsplash.com/ugmonk
• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/10/the-dos-and-donts-of-
infographic-design/
• http://spyrestudios.com/the-anatomy-of-an-infographic-5-steps-to-create-a-
powerful-visual/
• https://pixabay.com/en/palette-painting-art-color-paint-309005/
• http://libguides.wmich.edu/c.php?g=40175&p=1580487
• https://pixabay.com/en/line-chart-overlaychart-graph-152153/
• https://www.flickr.com/photos/lemezza/5752664440