This is the first book to examine information visualization from the
perspective of its contribution to a broader range of cognitive, social,
and collaborative activities. This 2nd edition continues the unique and
ambitious quest for setting information visualization and virtual
environments in a unifying framework. It pays special attention to the
advances made over the last five years and the potentially fruitful
directions to pursue. There are full color pictures throughout and the
text is practitioner-friendly. The book contains up to date descriptions
of the latest advances in the subject and it offers comprehensive
coverage of knowledge discovery, network evolution, and emergent
patterns detection. It is particularly updated to meet the need for
practitioners. The book is a valuable source for researchers and
graduate students. This new edition is forwarded by Ben Shneiderman of
the University of Maryland.