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NSU Oceanographic Campus Library Software Resources: Tableau

General Information

Tableau is interactive data visualization software that can query relational databases, online analytical processing cubes, cloud databases, and spreadsheets to generate graph-type data visualizations. The products can also extract, store, and retrieve data from an in-memory data engine.  Tableau can directly connect to Esri shapefiles and R software.


Tableau is not found on any of the Oceanographic Campus Library's computer stations.  Students can sign up for an account here and get free access to Tableau Desktop and Tableau Online.  Tableau Desktop is not available on the Oceanographic Campus Library's computer stations.  It is recommended students reserve their student access keys to Tableau Desktop for their personal computers and use Tableau Online on the Oceanographic Campus Library's computer stations.

Library Resources

O'Reilly for Higher Education

O'Reilly for Higher EducationLocal access only for NSU. Remote access only for NSU. - ProQuest
EbooksProvides over 5,500 e-books covering topics including IT networking, programming, project management, certification preparation, and digital media. Content is published by more than 100 publishing partners including O'Reilly, IBM Press, Adobe Press, Que, Microsoft, and Wiley. Contents are frequently updated with the latest titles and editions. After logging in, users must select "Institution not listed". Users without a personal O’Reilly account should then enter their NSU email to sign in. Users who previously created a personal O’Reilly account should select "already a user" to sign in or reset a password.
If you experience login issues with your personal O'Reilly user account please email customercare@oreilly.com so that your account can be updated. Local access only for NSU. Remote access only for NSU.

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