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Academic Libraries Supporting Visual Culture: A Survey Of Image Access And Use, Jennifer Mayer, Cheryl Goldenstein
Academic Libraries Supporting Visual Culture: A Survey Of Image Access And Use, Jennifer Mayer, Cheryl Goldenstein
Cheryl Goldenstein
Academic library collections have largely reflected the dominance of text for teaching and scholarship, though our culture is increasingly visual. The authors developed a survey to answer questions about the demand for images in academic libraries and how librarians are adapting services and collections to a more visual culture. The survey was distributed to nine electronic mailing lists related to academic librarianship, resulting in 225 unique responses from diverse institutions. Survey responses indicate librarians embrace images and are finding creative ways to access both individual images and collections, though aspects of visual resources pose challenges.
Faculty Perception Of Library Instruction, Cheryl Goldenstein, Jamie Kearley
Faculty Perception Of Library Instruction, Cheryl Goldenstein, Jamie Kearley
Cheryl Goldenstein
The purpose of this study is to collect feedback from a broad range of teaching faculty at the University of Wyoming regarding the impact of library instruction on student work. Gathering this information will help librarians reinforce successful instructional approaches and revise practices that have little or negative impact on student learning outcomes.
The Electronic Resources (Er)Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction And Information Literacy, Cheryl Goldenstein
The Electronic Resources (Er)Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction And Information Literacy, Cheryl Goldenstein
Cheryl Goldenstein
The transition to electronic resources (ER) creates opportunities and challenges for library instruction. Users have access to abundant information even without consultation with librarians. Instruction must address not only the mechanics of finding information, but also how to evaluate and ethically use information from any medium. Information literacy has been used to describe these competencies. Schools and post-secondary institutions are integrating information literacy (IL) into curricula, giving librarians a more prominent role in the educational process.
Incorporating Visual Literacy Into Academic Libraries, Jennifer Mayer, Cheryl Goldenstein
Incorporating Visual Literacy Into Academic Libraries, Jennifer Mayer, Cheryl Goldenstein
Cheryl Goldenstein
The brain is predominantly visual, with ninety percent of sensory input coming from visual sources (Jensen 2000). Visual arts in particular stimulate the right hemisphere of the brain, and combining visual with verbal activities helps reinforce learning. Millennials generally prefer graphics to text. At the same time, using images indiscriminately may simply serve as clutter—or even convey an inaccurate or negative message. How can librarians use visuals effectively in our web pages, tutorials, handouts, and classroom presentations? What constitutes an “image” and what are some resources for finding images? What services can librarians provide for students whose projects are becoming …