DXL Projects
The Data Experience Lab (DXL) is the NC State University Libraries’ community hub for data science, visualization, and digital research and scholarship. More about the DXL
Collaborate with us! We welcome collaboration proposals on projects such as geospatial analysis and mapping, web visualizations, Open Educational Resources (OER), and textual analysis. Let us know what you’re working on, what questions you have, and how you would like to collaborate.
Projects on this page represent a selection of the work of DXL staff.
Data Experience Lab (DXL) Discoverability Study
The Data Experience Lab (DXL) is the NC State University Libraries’ community hub for data science support and learning, as well as advanced desktop computing. We conducted a usability study to understand how students discovered the DXL inside the…
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Tags: User ResearchFuturama, Autogeddon
A media-rich, web-only monograph examines the "fantasies of technological utopianism as well as anxieties about the destruction of the environment and the dehumanizing impact of modernity."
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Tags: Open Research, Scholarly CommunicationIncreasing the Public Impact of Research (pilot)
Dr. Adriana de Souza e Silva partnered with the Open Knowledge Center to experiment with various modes of increasing the potential for her work to have impacts outside of higher education. As a pilot project, this public impact strategy offers a…
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Tags: Open Research, Scholarly CommunicationEmpowering Undergraduate Research and Educational Experience with Data Science
Librarians in the Data & Visualization Services department partnered with researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering to develop interactive data science instructional materials for a grant funded online educational…
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Tags: Data Analysis, Teaching and Learning, VisualizationExtracting Air Pollution Data for Coastal Recreation Sites
Many people spend time doing leisure activities such as swimming, running, and fishing along coastal shorelines and could be interested in knowing the amount of air pollution that exists in these marine environments. Ph.D. Economics graduate student…
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Tags: Data Analysis, Geospatial, VisualizationMicrowave and RF Design Open Textbook
Microwave and RF Design is a series of five open textbooks published by NC State University and distributed through UNC Press.
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Tags: Open Research, Scholarly CommunicationMapping to Visualize Inequality
Dr. Andrew Taylor, a professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at NC State University, is writing a book provisionally titled, "Our Equitable Democracy: American Politics and Economic Outcomes in an…
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Tags: GeospatialTess-Celestial
Tess-Celestial is a visualization project that explores the interplay of art, nature, culture, shape, perspective, and math in our everyday lives.
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Tags: Open Research, Scholarly Communication, VisualizationBeavers: Ecosystem Engineers on Campus
An immersive exhibit about urban beavers and the ecological benefits they provide, including on the NC State campus.
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Tags: Outreach and Communication, VisualizationThe Pop-Up Library: A Curated Collection for Events
The pop-up library is a way for us to bring our collections to patrons by curating a small collection of books and other materials related to an event theme. Attendees of the event can check out the books on the spot to continue learning about the…
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Tags: Access and DiscoveryOptimal Routing for Parking Enforcement Vehicles
The City of Raleigh has begun using trucks outfitted with License Plate Recognition (LPR) equipment to streamline parking enforcement. Finding optimal routes for the trucks to evenly and efficiently traverse three sections of city streets that have…
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Tags: Data Analysis, Geospatial, VisualizationMapping for Habitat for Humanity
Caldwell students create maps that help Habitat for Humanity communicate about regional housing needs to local leaders.
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Tags: Geospatial, Teaching and LearningTally Tracker Explorer
Tally Tracker Explorer is a visualization depicting live and archived game data from all players in Tally Saves the Internet, a browser extension that transforms the data that advertisers collect into a multiplayer game. It was designed by…
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Tags: Open Research, VisualizationVisualizing Co-Authorship
We used free software to create an interactive packed circle chart visualizing Chemistry department co-authorship with other NC State departments.
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Tags: VisualizationSoftware + Tiny Café
In February 2019, we held a pop-up user research station event, Tiny Café, where we found out more about our patrons’ software and programming needs.
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Tags: User ResearchAugmented Reality Exhibit Usability Test
In July 2018, we conducted a usability test on ARt: Exhibition in 3D, an augmented reality (AR) art exhibit in the Technology Showcase in Hunt Library.
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Tags: User ResearchFermentology
Fermentology is a digital collection of written and media works about the culture, history, and science of fermented foods.
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Tags: Open Research, Scholarly CommunicationCoffee & Viz Program Evaluation
Coffee & Viz is a forum for NC State researchers and others to share their visualization work and discuss visualization best practices. As the series approached its five-year anniversary and fiftieth event, we wanted to evaluate how…
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Tags: User ResearchDataspace Survey + Tiny Café
In January and February, 2019, we asked users for feedback on the Dataspace at Hunt Library. We were particularly interested to apply lessons from the Dataspace to planning work for the Data Experience Lab, slated to open in the D. H. Hill Jr.…
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Tags: User ResearchData Science and Visualization Space user research
In Spring 2018, we conducted a survey, follow-up interviews with surveyed faculty, and a focus group with graduate students to learn more about the computing, data, and visualization needs of our community. What we learned has helped us plan the…
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Tags: User Research