Visual Literacy in the Age of Participation

Rockenbach, Barbara; Fabian, Carole Ann

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“…44 Librarians have observed parallels between visual literacy skills and the critical thinking skills required of information literacy, and have shown how the Information Literacy Standards can be applied to the tasks of researching and understanding visual materials. 45 New and expanded conceptualizations of information literacy are broadening possibilities for library involvement with visual literacy. Mackey and Jacobson frame information literacy as a metaliteracy that includes visual literacy.…”

Section: Visual Literacy and The Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Visual Literacy Standards in Higher Education: New Opportunities for Libraries and Student Learning

Hattwig¹,

Bussert²,

Medaille³

et al. 2013

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Visual literacy is essential for 21st century learners. Across the higher education curriculum, students are being asked to use and produce images and visual media in their academic work, and they must be prepared to do so. The Association of College and Research Libraries has published the Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, which, for the first time, outline specific visual literacy learning outcomes. These Standards present new opportunities for libraries to expand their role in student learning through standards-based teaching and assessment, and to contribute to campus-wide collaborative efforts to develop students' skills and critical thinking with regard to visual materials.

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Section: Visual Literacy and The Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

Visual Literacy Standards in Higher Education: New Opportunities for Libraries and Student Learning

Hattwig¹,

Bussert²,

Medaille³

et al. 2013

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“…Many amateurs, professionals and organizations create and distribute increasing amounts of images to effectively communicate and achieve their goals (Radcliff, 2014). In view of these circumstances, visual literacy becomes one of the most important types of literacies (Callow, 2008;Rockenbach & Fabian, 2008;Spalter & Van Dam, 2008). In this paper, we will explore phenomenon from the field of visual literacyuse of images on the Facebook pages of public libraries.…”

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confidence: 99%

How Is Information Literacy Related to Social Competences in the Workplace?

Collard

Smedt

Fastrez

et al. 2016

Information Literacy: Key to an Inclusive Society

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The F our t h Eur ope a n Conf e r e nc e on I nf or ma t i on L i t e r a c y ( ECI L ) Pr a g ue , Cz e c h Re p ub l i c 10-13 Oc t o b e r 2016 4 t h E u r o p e a n C o n f e r e n c e o n I n f o r ma t i o n L i t e r a c y ( ECI L ) P r a g u e , C z e c h R e p . 1 0 -1 3 Oc t . 2 0 1 6 Abs t r a c t s Ab s t r a c t s E d i t o r s : S. Šp i r a ne c , S. Kur b a no ğ l u, H. L a nd o v á , E . Gr a s s i a n, D. Mi z r a c hi , L . -informační společnost informační chování informační gramotnost informační výchova sborníky konferencí -information society -information behavior -information literacy -information education -proceedings of conferences 02 -Knihovnictví. Informatika [12] 020 -Library and information sciences [12]

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“…Another new entrant is "visual literacy" and one line of inquiry into this project has been an investigation into just what this term means. Its parallels with "information literacy" are obvious (Snavely et al, 2005;Rockenbach and Fabian, 2008;Harris, 2010). Visual literacy is formulated as a process that includes finding images, analyzing them, evaluating them, applying them to a purpose, and (in some cases) producing them as well (Aanstoos, 2003;ACRL, 2012).…”

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Navigating the information‐scape: information visualization and student search

Conner

Browne

2013

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to investigate three tools based on principles of information visualization and measure their impact on undergraduates' abilities to generate keywords for database research. Design/methodology/approach -In total, 50 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to a condition (Control, Keyword Matrix, Wonder Wheel, Visual Search) and instructed to find relevant article citations on unfamiliar topics in EBSCO's Academic Search Complete. All students completed a pre-test to provide baseline data. Control subjects performed one additional search. Students in the experimental conditions were introduced to the relevant information visualization strategy, employed it to identify keywords for two post-test searches, and provided a written assessment of its impact. Audio and screen captures from search sessions were recorded, transcribed and analyzed. Findings -Brainstorming Behavior: Wonder Wheel subjects spent significantly more time brainstorming search terms than those relying on the Keyword Matrix. Search Behavior: Visual Search subjects utilized significantly more search concepts and attempted more searches. Evaluation: Students expressed satisfaction with all three tools tested; however, a subset of Visual Search subjects verbalized frustration as they searched. The Visual Search produced desirable student search behaviors.Research limitations/implications -The study sample was limited (50 undergraduates from a single institution) and student searches were not motivated by authentic information needs. Originality/value -This study offers insight into how information visualization tools can be leveraged to improve undergraduate search behavior. The findings have practical implications for teaching librarians and course instructors.

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Visual Literacy in the Age of Participation

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

Visual Literacy Standards in Higher Education: New Opportunities for Libraries and Student Learning

Visual Literacy Standards in Higher Education: New Opportunities for Libraries and Student Learning

How Is Information Literacy Related to Social Competences in the Workplace?

Navigating the information‐scape: information visualization and student search

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