Readings in information visualization
Subtitle: using vision to think
By: written and edited by Stuart K. Card, Jock D. Mackinlay, Ben Shneiderman.
Contributors: Mackinlay, Jock D.; Shneiderman, Ben.
Series: The Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive technologies
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Format: Softcover
Number of pages: 686
Subjects: Information display systems; Computer graphics; Visualization; Image processing
Other titles: Information visualization
Description: This 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 645-670) and index.