Atlas of Knowledge av Katy (Victor H. Yngve Professor of Information Science Indiana University) Boerner

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<b>The power of mapping: principles for visualizing knowledge, illustrated by many stunning large-scale, full-color maps.</b><p>Maps of physical spaces locate us in the world and help us navigate unfamiliar routes. Maps of topical spaces help us visualize the extent and structure of our collective knowledge; they reveal bursts of activity, pathways of ideas, and borders that beg to be crossed. This book, from the author of <i>Atlas of Science</i>, describes the power of topical maps, providing readers with principles for visualizing knowledge and offering as examples forty large-scale and more than 100 small-scale full-color maps. </p><p>Today, data literacy is becoming as important as language literacy. Well-designed visualizations can rescue us from a sea of data, helping us to make sense of information, connect ideas, and make better decisions in real time. In <i>Atlas of Knowledge</i>, leading visualization expert Katy Börner makes the case for a systems science approach to sc