Visual Literacy Across Campus: A Grassroots Approach
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VISUAL LITERACY ACROSS CAMPUS: A GRASSROOTS APPROACH
University of California, Irvine
ACRL/IRIG, ALA Conference. New Orleans, 2011
VIRGINIA ALLISON & HOLLY TOMREN
Interdisciplinary image-based research
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art
Image-based research
literature
sciencehistory
medicine
sociology
Visual literacy education3
What are the specific steps needed for growing a program?
Grassroots Approach4
Survey5
What skill is most valued when helping students with image-based research?
web design/photoshop skills:33%
ARTstor: 0%
analysis of visual information4%
where to look for images: 8%
copyright policy: 8%
Visual Literacy Training Rubric
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Later Incorporati
ng ACRL/IRIG Standards
Image Services Team7
Ashley Burke, Computer Resource Manager
Judy Bube, Research Librarian for Medicine
Holly Tomren, Head of Monograph, Electronic Resources and Metadata Cataloging
Jeff Schneidewind, Emerging Technologies Research Specialist
Virginia Allison, Research Librarian for Visual Arts
Jorge Santiago. Grunigen Medical Library Computer Resource Specialist
Initial Training Sessions A-B8
A: What do you want to do with the image?
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A: Digital Image Guide10
A: Visual Literacy Guide11
B: Designing Librarians12
understand & identify the elements and principles of design
B:Visual Grammar13
http://www.flickr.com/groups/designinglibrarians/
B: Flickr Mad-Tag-Dash14
B: Image Anatomy 10115
1. File Size
2. Resolution
3. File Format
4. Pixel
5. Compression
1024 x 711
C Library D 367KB E JPEG image
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B: Applied Design16
ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Competency Standards
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URL: http://acrlvislitstandards.wordpress.com/
Assessment18
Future Plans19
• Peer Tutors
• Core Courses for Undergraduates
• Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
Visual Literacy & UC Irvine Libraries
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Grassroots Visual Literacy: the work of the Image Services Team at the UC Irvine Libraries
Thank You!
UC Irvine Libraries’ Image Services [email protected]
Holly [email protected]
Virginia [email protected]
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