Visual Literacy for Libraries ─ A Practical, Standards-Based Guide

Originating in a meeting of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Visual Literacy Task Force, which aimed to aid academic librarians learn to apply, teach, and promote visual literacy, Brown, Bussert, Hattwig, and Medaille present their collaborative project. They define visual literacy as a set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use and create images and visual media. It enables the learner to understand and analyze the contextual, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, intellectual, and technical components involved in the production and use of visual materials. A visually literate individual is both a critical consumer of visual media and a competent contributor to a body of shared knowledge and culture. They provide ready-to-go activities, strategies, and ideas to begin working with images, and specific tools to use when discussing, teaching, and practicing visual literacy. There are activities and worksheets at the end of each chapter as well as examples. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)