Angela Zoss | Scholars@Duke

Angela Zoss
Prof Library Staff

Assessment & Data Visualization Analyst

Angela works as the Assessment & Data Visualization Analyst in the Assessment & User Experience department at Duke University Libraries. Prior to May 2018, she worked as the Data Visualization Coordinator for Data and Visualization Services. Since 2012, she has created many library workshops and short courses on visualization; consulted with students, researchers, and faculty members on research projects; and helped to introduce visualization concepts and tools into a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. She co-organizes a weekly talk series on visualization topics and is collaborating within and outside the Duke community to improve instructional and technical support for visualization projects. She holds a Master of Science in Communication from Cornell University and a Doctorate in Information Science from Indiana University. Her specialties include information visualization, network visualization, and scientometrics.

Ph.D. in Information Science, Indiana University (2018)
M.S. in Communication, Cornell University (2008)
B.A. in Cognitive Science and Communication & Culture, Indiana University (2003)

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Prof Library Staff, Duke University Libraries, Institutes and Provost's Academic Units
Prof Library Staff, Computational Media, Arts & Cultures, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Contact Information

233 Perkins Library, 411 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC 27708
angela.zoss@duke.edu +1 919 684 8186
Duke University Libraries Staff Profile
LibGuides authored by Angela Zoss

Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Visualizing the Future Symposia: A National Forum on Data Visualization in Libraries awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services 2018 - 2020
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Downey, M., Lafferty-Hess, S., Charbonneau, P., & Zoss, A. (2021). Engaging Researchers in Data Dialogues: Designing Collaborative Programming to Promote Research Data Sharing. Journal of Escience Librarianship, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.7191/jeslib.2021.1193
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  - Stipelman, B. A., Hall, K. L., Zoss, A., Okamoto, J., Stokols, D., & Börner, K. (2014). Mapping the Impact of Transdisciplinary Research: A Visual Comparison of Investigator-Initiated and Team-Based Tobacco Use Research Publications. Journal of Translational Medicine & Epidemiology, 2(2).
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  - Zoss, A. M., & Börner, K. (2012). Mapping interactions within the evolving science of science and innovation policy community. Scientometrics, 91(2), 631–644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0574-8
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  - Börner, K., Klavans, R., Patek, M., Zoss, A. M., Biberstine, J. R., Light, R. P., … Boyack, K. W. (2012). Design and update of a classification system: the UCSD map of science. Plos One, 7(7), e39464. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039464
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  - Börner, K., Huang, W., Linnemeier, M., Duhon, R. J., Phillips, P., Ma, N., … Price, M. A. (2010). Rete-netzwerk-red: Analyzing and visualizing scholarly networks using the Network Workbench Tool. Scientometrics, 83(3), 863–876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0149-0
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  - Börner, K., Ma, N., Duhon, R. J., & Zoss, A. M. (2009). Open data and open code for S&T assessment. Ieee Intelligent Systems, 24(4), 78–81.
- Book Sections
  - Zoss, A. (2022). A literacy-based approach to learning visualization with R’s ggplot2 package (In preparation). In K. Getz & M. Brodsky (Eds.), ACRL Data Literacy Cookbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association.
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  - Zoss, A., Maltese, A., Uzzo, S. M., & Börner, K. (2018). Network Visualization Literacy: Novel Approaches to Measurement and Instruction. In C. B. Cramer, M. A. Porter, H. Sayama, L. Sheetz, & S. M. Uzzo (Eds.), Network Science In Education: Transformational Approaches in Teaching and Learning (pp. 169–187). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77237-0_11
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  - Zoss, A., Maltese, A., Uzzo, S. M., & Börner, K. (2018). Network Visualization Literacy: Novel Approaches to Measurement and Instruction. In Network Science In Education (pp. 169–187). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77237-0_11
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  - Zoss, A. M. (2016). Designing public visualizations of library data. In L. Magnuson (Ed.), Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Libraries (pp. 19–44). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
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  - Zoss, A. M. (2013). Cognitive Processes and Traits Related to Graphic Comprehension. In M. L. Huang & W. Huang (Eds.), Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch005
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- Reports
  - Zoss, A., Brown, M., King, I., & McCurdy, S. (2021). Public Report on Inclusive Library Study Space Design - May 2021.
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- Conference Papers
  - Zoss, A. (2016). Challenges and Solutions for Short-Form Data Visualization Instruction. In A. Joshi, E. Adar, S. Engle, M. Hearst, & D. Keefe (Eds.), Http://Vgl.Cs.Usfca.Edu/Pdvw/2016/Abstracts.Html. Baltimore, MD.
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  - Kouper, I., Zoss, A., Edelblute, T., Boyles, M., & Ekbia, H. (2016). Mental Disorders Over Time: A Dictionary-Based Approach to the Analysis of Knowledge Domains. In Https://Www.Ideals.Illinois.Edu/Handle/2142/88873.
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  - Stamper, M. J., Kong, C. H., Ma, N., Zoss, A. M., & Börner, K. (2011). MAPSustain: Visualising biomass and biofuel research. In Http://Eprints.Hud.Ac.Uk/12775/ (pp. 57–61). Huddersfield: University of Huddersfield.
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  - Zoss, A. M., & Börner, K. (2011). Mapping interactions within the evolving science of science and innovation policy community. In Proceedings of Issi 2011 13th Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (Vol. 2, pp. 924–935).
  - Zoss, A. M., Conover, M., & Börner, K. (2010). Where Are the Academic Jobs? Interactive Exploration of Job Advertisements in Geospatial and Topical Space. In S.-K. Chai, J. Salerno, & P. L. Mabry (Eds.) (Vol. 6007, pp. 238–247). Springer Science & Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12079-4_30
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  - Boehner, K., Thom-Santelli, J., Zoss, A., Gay, G., Hall, J. S., & Barrett, T. (2005). Imprints of place: Creative expressions of the museum experience. In Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Proceedings (pp. 1220–1223). https://doi.org/10.1145/1056808.1056881
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- Theses and Dissertations
  - Zoss, A. M. (2018). Network Visualization Literacy: Task, Context, and Layout. (K. Börner, J. Bollen, H. Ekbia, & S. Milojević, Eds.).
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Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Data+ Faculty Lead. Breaking the Bundle: Analyzing Duke’s Journal Subscriptions. May 28, 2019 - August 2, 2019 2019
- Data+ Project Leader. Data+. 2019 2019

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Subject Headings

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Reports

Conference Papers

Theses and Dissertations

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship