INFOGRAPHIC DIY:

Online Tools for Teaching and Library

Advocacy

Dani BrecherClaremont

Colleges Library

libguides.libraries.claremont.edu/infographicDIY

Today’s WorkshopDefinition & History Uses DemoHands-On Discussion

infographic n. now chiefly Journalism a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data in an easily understandable form.

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A Brief (and Fascinating) History of the Infographic

Infographics & Information Literacy

New ACRL Draft Information Literacy

Framework: A set of practices that

demonstrate increased credibility within that [information]

ecosystem, as both consumer of information and creator of

knowledge

New ACRL Draft Information Literacy

Framework: A set of practices that

demonstrate increased credibility within that [information]

ecosystem, as both consumer of information and creator of

knowledge

Infographics & Library Advocacy

Where Could They Go?

• Annual reports• Websites• Social media• Faculty meetings• Orientation materials

What Could They Represent?

• Collections data• Circulation statistics• Instruction outcomes• Outreach successes• Return on Investment• What else?

Let’s Make Infographics (!)

Drop me a line!dani_brecher@cuc.claremont.edu

@danireadswww.rulenumberoneblog.com

Image Credits• Slide 2: “Aerial View of Campus, Claremont McKenna College.” Claremont

Colleges Photo Archive. http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ccp/id/8150

• Slide 6: Sanchez, Hugo A. (2012).Gangnam Style ‘The 5 Basic Steps.’ http://visual.ly/gangnam-style-5-basic-steps

• Slide 8: Bayer, Johann (1603). Uranometria. https://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/stars/bay.htm

• Slide 9: Playfair, William (1801). Statistical Breviary. http://benschmidt.org/slides/images/BigData/firstPie.gif

• Slide 10: Snow, John (1854). http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Snow-cholera-map-1.jpg

• Slide 11: Washington DC Metro Map. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Wash-dc-metro-map.png/672px-Wash-dc-metro-map.png

• Slide 12: http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseorganic/4795784878/• Slide 13: http://

fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/258/2/e/star_wars_infographic_by_kodisir-d5erzpj.jpg

• Slide 15: Fanning, Jared. Top 10 Most Read Books in the World. jaredfanning.com