Guhde, Emily

Richardson, Audrey

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Georgia State University

Google Data Studio Part I: An Introduction to One of Google’s Hidden Tools

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Google Data Studio: An Introduction to One of Google’s Hidden ToolsHELLO!We are Audrey Richardson and Emily Guhde from Georgetown University2What is Google Data Studio? 3“ Google Data Studio turns your data into informative dashboards and reports that are easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable. Dashboarding allows you to tell great data stories to support better business decisions.4“ Combines narrative and number to give a holistic view of the data collected to various audiences.5As A Data Visualization ToolCombines elements of commonly used products■ Google■ Excel■ PowerPoint■ InDesignEngage with Stakeholders■ Combines reports with descriptive stats■ Familiarity with GoogleDynamic■ Interactive for users■ Avoid linear only view■ Collaborative between data reporters6Uniqueness ■ Gives you a chance to highlight Data Visualization and Analysis■ Allows for creativity...How Can It Work With Library Assessment?Ease of Use■ Fast learning curve for audience■ Can quickly comprehend the information■ Easy to read and follow7How does it work?8In its simplest form DataSetData Visualization Data Connectors9Let's dive in!Question Break 11What are the Pros? 12Assessment L    ves a Positive Google ProductFamiliarity for you and your coworkersEver GrowingContinuing to expand fonts, features, and types of graphsAppendicesProvide meaningful data and add additional analysis13Assessment L    ves a Positive Secure SharingLevels of sharing from view to edit data connectors - you can decide!Set and ForgetData can flow directly into Google Data Studio and can update regularly...It’s Just PrettyLooks like an interactive slide deck and acts like one too14How about the Cons? 15Not everything is sunshine  BreakageOne incorrect connection or data point can cause a graph to failSpeedThe more robust your Google Data Studio is, the slower it can beDrilling DownOpening up to interpretation from your stakeholders16Not everything is sunshine  Sharing is TrickyAdding collaborators to fully edit your report can happen, it just takes additional stepsHidden ToolDoesn’t show up in your Google menu so you have to search for it17How have we used Google Data Studio at Georgetown?18Ithaka S+R19Customer Satisfaction Survey20Equipment Reservation Study21Coming soon...Library Data Dashboard Refresh22THANKS!Any questions?You can find us at:ar1188@georgetown.edueg716@georgetown.edu23Get Ready for Part II: Google Data Studio● Navigate to https://datastudio.google.com/navigation/reporting and log in with your Google account (work or personal).● Navigate to http://bit.ly/gds_report to see our sample GDS report update in real time.● Navigate to http://bit.ly/slac2019gds and save a copy  of the SLAC GDS resources (slide deck, these instructions) for your future use.● Open up your saved copy (from your Google Drive) of the SLAC GDS Google Sheet.  Change the name of the file to include your first name or initials - helps with troubleshooting later in the workshop.24CREDITSSpecial thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:▪ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival▪ Photographs by Unsplash25

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Google Data Studio Part I: An Introduction to One of Google’s Hidden Tools

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