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Threshold Concepts As Metaphors For The Creative Process: Adapting The Framework For Information Literacy To Studio Art Classes, Larissa K. Garcia, Jessica Labatte

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With the revision of the ACRL information literacy standards into a metaliteracy framework, art librarians now have an opportunity to better adapt information literacy instruction for studio art students. By using the new information literacy threshold concepts as metaphors for the creative process, a Northern Illinois University art faculty member and an art librarian collaborated to help students in an advanced studio photography class recognize the importance of research and information literacy skills in the development of their artistic vision and to improve the quality of their work.