UNSW Library Unstacked

UNSW Library Unstacked displays and interprets usage of the UNSW Library collection in real-time, communicating the scale, breadth and depth of library research activity that is otherwise invisible. This innovative intersection of data, visual communication and library science is a collaboration between UNSW Library and the Unstacked team led by Elisa Lee.

Each time someone looks at a book, journal or something else online in the Library Collection, it is reflected in the visualisation. Unstacked shows the relative level of Library research activity that happens each day by mapping these items to discipline clusters aligned with UNSW faculties, so you can see in more detail how you and others are using your library's resources.

Technology

The front-end visualisation is an HTML5 application using several open source javascript libraries GSAP, D3, Moment.js, jQuery.

© Elisa Lee and Adam Hinshaw 2020.

Developed in collaboration with the UNSW Library. Developed with a DX Lab Fellowship at the State Library of New South Wales; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License located at this URL.