First Hour of ETech

Attending a session called Live, Vast and Deep: Web-Native Info Visualization with Tom Carden from Stamen Design. What's interesting about this session is the discussion of taking data and finding ways to make visual. Check out Ben Fry's Zipdecode and Oakland Crime for some examples. So, the thought on my mind is - Librarians as data collectors and visual format creators. It's one thing for us to find information, but what if we could add value by building important visual displays of info - that would help people better understand information and make decisions. New skill sets needed....hmmm....