The NIH Library has Tableau Desktop installed on the Data Services workstation. Reservations are required. Tableau is an analytics tool for creating a wide variety of interactive data visualizations. Our license includes the following:
- Tableau Desktop
- Tableau Prep Builder
- Tableau Pulse
Tableau can be used to create a wide variety of interactive visualizations that allow users to better explore temporal, spatial, topical, and network data. The drag-and-drop interface makes it easy to explore data without needing any advanced programming skills. Dashboards allow users to combine multiple views of their data into one analytics tool.
Tableau Desktop imports many common file types including Excel, Text, JSON, Access, PDF, spatial, and statistical file types. Tableau Desktop allows you to export views as an image file, a presentation, or as a report.
Learn about Tableau - Online Resources
Tableau Training
Tableau's learning site includes free tutorials, white papers, and webinars on everything from connecting to data to creating visually appealing dashboards.
Tableau Community
Tableau's popular forum and conversation groups are a great resource for new and experienced users.