National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture: Creating a Common Language through Infographics

The mission of the National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC) is to share research data on arts and culture with researchers as well as those not experienced with statistical packages, such as policymakers, people working for arts and culture organizations, and the general public. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the infrastructure of this data repository is within ICPSR. This Pecha Kucha presentation will demonstrate for the attendees the steps that NADAC takes to create infographics for its website to make learning about arts and culture data fun and approachable. Also, this presentation will provide ICPSR's web team's approaches as the team members collaborate with NADAC staff to create appealing and attractive infographics for the user community. These infographics primarily highlight statistics related to the arts and culture from large national data collections and provide a window into data collections that may otherwise intimidate novice users.