#vizoftheweek

map of locations mentioned in short stories by Edward P. Jones's collections: All Aunt Hagar's Children and Lost in the City

#vizoftheweek 15: Literary Geotagging - Edward P. Jones and Spatial Storytelling, Part II

For the final #vizoftheweek, read the second of 2 posts about how locations in Washington, D.C. were analyzed in stories by Edward P. Jones.

map of Dallas showing locations of deaths

#vizoftheweek 14: Dallas Death Map

Have you ever wondered which parts of the Dallas area are “haunted”? An interactive map created at UTA Libraries lets you do just that.

Grey Texas Map with locations listed with University Logo for Texas Data Repository Members.

#vizoftheweek 13: Mavs Dataverse

UTA Mavs Dataverse is a member of the Texas Data Repository (TDR), a consortium of nine Texas academic libraries. Mavs Dataverse serves as an open…

A screenshot of the MTA Growth map

#vizoftheweek 12: Subway Growth and Transit Deserts in NYC

While New York City’s subway system is famous, New Yorkers living in the outer boroughs of the city also face the reality of transit deserts.

Amiri Baraka above bar chart showing his stories were most anthologized in the '60s and '70s but became more anthologized again in the '90s and early 2000s.

#vizoftheweek 11: Amiri Baraka, Poetry and Anthology Data

Why build a dataset on Amiri Baraka? Dr. Howard Rambsy explains the process of studying literary history using digital tools.

map of age-friendliness in Columbus, OH

#vizfotheweek 10: Age Friendliness in a community’s characteristics

This blog post is about use of GIS in research. The study identified the relationships between socio-economic demographic characteristics of…

A screenshot of the Texas UFO Sightings Map

Mapping with Datawrapper: Texas UFO Sightings Map

This week, I decided to learn a new data visualization tool: Datawrapper. What better dataset to try it out with than the UFO sightings dataset I’…

Wooden desk with map on it that has different 6 stages of the research data lifecycle. A compass is on top of the map that also features the research data lifecycle. A pie graph is on the wooden desk which features the causes of data loss.

#vizoftheweek 9: Managing Your Data

View the steps necessary to manage your data successfully throughout the research data life cycle.

a black and white photo of buildings

#vizoftheweek 7: Literary Geotagging - Edward P. Jones and Spatial Storytelling, Part I

This week, read the first of 2 posts about how locations in Washington, D.C. were analyzed in stories by Edward P. Jones.

humanities data project graphic

#vizoftheweek 6: Labor and Digital Humanities

Have you ever seen a digital humanities project that interested you, but you didn’t know what it took to create it? This #vizoftheweek breaks down…

The Big 7: Chesnutt, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Walker, Baldwin, Bambara and (bonus) Hughes

#vizoftheweek 5: Quantifying the Circulation History of African American Short-Story Authors

Standard literary histories, which emphasize key dates and moments, sometimes minimize subtle but important developing patterns, which take shape…

detail from Graduation Help Desk visualization

#vizoftheweek 4: UTA Has a Team That Will Help You Graduate

The Graduation Help Desk provides services to all undergraduate students and can help you overcome barriers to graduating on time, including any…