Visual literacy for libraries : a practical, standards-based guide

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Brown, Nicole E.
• Medaille, Ann
• Hattwig, Denise
• Bussert, Kaila

Publisher

New York: ala editions, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9780838913819

Series

Subject(s)

• ACADEMIC LIBRARIES-RELATIONS WITH FACULTY AND CURRICULUM
• VISUAL LITERACY-STUDY AND TEACHING (HIGHER)-ACTIVITY PROGRAMS
• VISUAL COMMUNICATION
• PICTURES-RESEARCH
• INFORMATION LITERACY-STUDY AND TEACHING (HIGHER)-ACTIVITY PROGRAMS

Notes

• Appendix p. 173-180

. . Includes index (p. 183-187)

Abstract

The importance of images and visual media in todays culture is changing what it means to be literate in the 21st century. Digital technologies have made it possible for almost anyone to create and share visual media. Yet the pervasiveness of images and visual media does not necessarily mean that individuals are able to critically view, use, and produce visual content. The ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education were developed to address these distinct characteristics of images and visual media. Based on those standards, this book provides librarians and instructors with the tools, strategies, and confidence to apply visual literacy in a library context. Readers will not only learn about ways to develop students visual literacy, but also how to use visual materials to make their instruction more engaging. Ideal for the busy librarian who needs ideas, activities, and teaching strategies that are ready to implement, this book shows how to challenge students to delve into finding images, using images in the research process, interpreting and analyzing images, creating visual communications, and using visual content ethically; provides ready-to-go learning activities for engaging critically with visual materials; offers tools and techniques for increasing ones own visual literacy confidence; and gives strategies for integrating, engaging with and advocating for visual literacy in libraries. With this books guidance, academic professionals can help students master visual literacy, a key competency in todays media-saturated world, while also enlivening instruction with visual materials.--Publisher information.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xviii, 187 p.

Dimension

28 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Interpret and analyze images --
Find the right images --
Create and use images --
Ethical use of images --
Cite and credit images --
Images and the research process --
Appendix A. ACRL visual literacy competency standards for higher education.

Exemplar(s)

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