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Data Librarian: Creating a Quick State-by-State ("Choropleth") Map in Google Sheets

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/11/2019 - 8:27am

In this tutorial, we explore the "Geo Chart" map tool in Google Sheets for creating thematic maps of US states or world nations. Topics include finding open data, the Google Sheets "ImportToHTML" tool, and the Sheets Geo chart type.

Galecia Video: Exploring IMLS Public Library Survey Data

Submitted by Jim Craner on Mon, 06/10/2019 - 9:12am

Followers of our blog know that we're big fans of the Institute for Museum and Library Science (IMLS) library survey data releases -- these are the most comprehensive sources of data about public libraries in the United States. So we were very excited this week to see that the FY2017 survey results have been released on the IMLS.gov website!

Not sure how to get started analyzing PLS data? Check out this video where we introduce the data included in the survey and associated documentation.

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