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READINGS IN INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
Readings in Information Visualization
Using Vision to Think
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Edited By
Stuart Card
Jock Mackinlay
Ben Shneiderman

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Interactive Technologies,

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This groundbreaking book defines the emerging field of information visualization and offers the first-ever collection of the classic papers of the discipline, with introductions and analytical discussions of each topic and paper. The authors' intention is to present papers that focus on the use of visualization to discover relationships, using interactive graphics to amplify thought. This book is intended for research professionals in academia and industry; new graduate students and professors who want to begin work in this burgeoning field; professionals involved in financial data analysis, statistics, and information design; scientific data managers; and professionals involved in medical, bioinformatics, and other areas.

Contents
1. Information Visualization 2. Space Physical Data Visualization-Expanding Scientific and Engineering Research Opportunities by T. A. DeFanti, M. D. Brown, B. H.McCormick. 1D, 2D, 3D Graphics and Graphic Information Processing by J. Bertin Automating the Design of Graphical Presentations of Relational Information by J. Mackinlay Information Animation Applications in the Capital Markets by W. Wright Multiple Dimensions >3 World within Worlds: Metaphors for Exploring n-Dimensional Virtual Worlds by S. Feiner and C. Beshers Multidimensional Detective by A. Inselberg Visualizing Multivariate Functions, Data, and Distributions by T. Mihalisin, J. Timlin, & J. Schwegler VisDB: Database Exploration Using Multidimensional Visualization by D. A. Keim and H.-P. Kriegel InfoCrystal: A Visual Tool for Information Retrieval by A. Spoerri Trees Treemaps: a Space-Filing Approach to the Visualization of Hierarchical Information Structure by B. Johnson & B. Shneiderman Space-filing Software Visualization by M. J. Baker & S. G. Eick TennisViewer: A Browser for Competition Trees by L. Jin and D. C. Banks Networks SemNet: Three-Dimensional Graphic Representations of Large Knowledg Bases by K. Fairchild, S. E. Poltrock, G. W. Furnas Navigating Large Networks with Hierarchies by S. G. Eick and G. J. Wills Visualizing Network Data by R. A. Becker, S. G. Eick, A. R. Wilks 3. Interaction Dynamic Queries Dynamic Queries for Visual Information Seeking by B. Shneiderman Visual Information Seeking: Tight Coupling of Dynamic Query Filters with Starfield Displays by C. Ahlberg and B. Shneiderman Data Visualization Sliders by S. G. Eick Enhanced Dynamic Queries via Movable Filters by K. Fishkin, M. C. Stone Interactive Analysis SDM: Selective Dynamic Manipulation of Visualizations by M. Chuah, S. Roth, J. Mattis, J. Kolojejchick Externalizing Abstract Mathematical Models by L. Tweedie, R. Spence, H. Dawkes, and H. Su. Overview + Detail LifeLines: Visualizing Personal Histories by C. Plaisant, B. Milash, A. Rose, W. Widoff, B. Shneiderman Browsing Hierarchical Data with Multi-Level Dynamic Queries and Pruning by H. P. Kumar, C. Plaisant, B. Shneiderman 4. Focus + Context Fisheye Views The FISHEYE View: A new Look at Structured Files by G. Furnas Bifocal Lens Database navigation: An Office Environment for the Professional by R. Spence and M. Apperley Distorted Views The Table Lens: Merging Graphical and Symbolic Representations in an Interactive Focus + Context Visualization for TabularInformation by R. Rao and S. K. Card A Review and Taxonomy of Distortion Oriented Presentation Techniques by Y. K. Leung and M. D. Apperley Extending Distortion Viewing from 2D to 3D by M. Sheelagh, T. Carpendale, D. J. Cowperthwaite, F. David Fracchia Alternate Geometry The Hyperbolic Browser: A Focus + Context Technique for Visualizing Large Hierarchies by J. Lamping and R. Rao 5. Data Mapping: Text Text in 1D Automatic Analysis, Theme Generation, and Summarization of Machine-Readable Texts by G. Salton, J. Allan, C. Buckley, A. Singhal Seesoft-A Tool for Visualizing Line Oriented Software Statistics by S. G. Eick, J. L. Steffen, E. E. Sumner, Jr. Text in 2D Visualization for the Document Space by X. Lin Text in 3D Visualizing the Non-Visual: Spatial Analysis and Interaction with Information from Text Documents by J. A. Wise, J. Thomas, K. Pennock, D. Lantrip, M. Pottier, A. Schur Text in 3D + Time Galaxy of News by E. Rennison 6. Higher-Level Visualization InfoSphere Measuring the Web by T. Bray Visualizing Cyberspace: Information Visualization in the Harmony Internet Browser by K. Andrews Narcissus: Visualizing Information by R. J. Hendley, N. S. Drew, A. M. Wood, and R. Beale Workspaces The Information Visualizer: An Information Workspace by G. R. Robertson, S. K. Card, J. M. Mackinlay Pad++: A Zooming Graphical Interface for Exploring Alternative Interface Physics by B. B. Bederson and J. D. Hollan The WebBook and the Web Forager: An Information Workspace for the World-Wide Web by S. K. Card, G. G. Robertson, and W. York The STARLIGHT Information Visualization System by J. S. Risch, D. B. Rex, S. T. Dowson, T. B. Walters, R. A. May, B. D. Moon Visual Objects The Document Lens by G. Robertson and J. Mackinlay User Controlled Overviews of an Image Library: A Case Study of theVisible Human by C. North, B. Shneiderman, C. Plaisant 7. Using Vision to Think The Cost-of-Knowledge Characteristic Function: Display Evaluation for Direct-Walk Dynamic Information Visualizations by S. K. Card, P. Pirolli, and J. D. Mackinlay Effective View Navigation by G. W. Furnas Table Lens as a Tool for Making Sense of Data by P. Pirolli and R. Rao Characterizing Interactive Externalizations by L. Tweedie 8. Applications and Innovations 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Paperback, 712 pages, publication date: JAN-1999
ISBN-13: 978-1-55860-533-6
ISBN-10: 1-55860-533-9
Imprint: MORGAN KAUFFMAN

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