Visual Literacy Across Campus: A Grassroots Approach

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

BA

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 Teamlibuciimage@uci.edu

Holly Tomrenhtomren@uci.edu

Virginia Allisonv.allison@uci.edu

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