Ranganathan's 5th law in the data age: a systematic review of libraries' provision of data visualization services

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https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2026.e105840

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Data visualization service, Academic Library, Research data

Abstract

Objective: To identify visualization services offered by libraries that promote research data management in order to compare the variety of visual resources made available by these information centers and understand the demands of their users in this context.

Methods: it has qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and bibliographic characteristics for conducting a systematic review to identify the types of data visualization services that can be offered by libraries.

Resulta: Of the 19 studies that were read and analyzed in the systematic review, 4 book chapters and 15 scientific articles were identified. Describes and categorizes the types of visualization services identified in support, training, tools and software, infrastructure and events.

Conclusions: It concludes that it is possible to substantiate and justify that there is a problem related to data visualization as a service offered by libraries. In addition to understanding and classifying the variety of data visualization services offered by libraries and realizing that their development is greater than previously expected.

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Author Biography

Tainá Regly, Brazilian Institute of Science and Technology Information

PhD in Information Science from PPGCI IBICT-UFRJ and Researcher at Ibict.

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2025-10-29

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REGLY, Tainá. Ranganathan’s 5th law in the data age: a systematic review of libraries’ provision of data visualization services. Encontros Bibli: electronic journal of library science, archival science and information science, Florianópolis/SC, Brasil, v. 31, p. 1–22, 2025. DOI: 10.5007/1518-2924.2026.e105840. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/105840. Acesso em: 13 feb. 2026.

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