1. VISUAL LITERACY ACROSS CAMPUS: A GRASSROOTS APPROACH University of California, Irvine ACRL/IRIG, ALA Conference. New Orleans, 2011 VIRGINIA ALLISON & HOLLY TOMREN

2. Interdisciplinary image-based research 2 art Image-based research literature science history medicine sociology

3. Visual literacy education 3 What are the specific steps needed for growing a program?

4. Grassroots Approach 4 Immerse reference librarians & staff in visual literacy training Reference Transactions Undergraduate Curriculum Bibliographic Instruction

5. Survey 5

6. Visual Literacy Training Rubric 8 Training Sessions 10 training objectives 1-2 objectives per session 6 Later Incorporating ACRL/IRIG Standards

7. Image Services Team 7 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

8. Initial Training Sessions A-B 8 Determine which image resource is best to use for a particular situation Knowledge of copyright, fair-use, and appropriation Know where & how to look for images based in end goal Session A. HOW TO FIND AN IMAGE ACRL/IRIG Standards: 1.1,2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 7.1 Fluency in basic image terminology: formats and image anatomy Understands the elements and principles of design. Session B. DESIGNING LIBRARIANS ACRL/IRIG Standards: 3.3,1.2, 6.3, 6.4, 4.2,6.2, 6.4

9. A: What do you want to do with the image? 9

10. A: Digital Image Guide 10

11. A: Visual Literacy Guide 11

12. B: Designing Librarians 12 understand & identify the elements and principles of design

13. B:Visual Grammar 13 http://www.flickr.com/groups/designinglibrarians/

14. B: Flickr Mad-Tag-Dash 14

15. B: Image Anatomy 101 15 1. File Size 2. Resolution 3. File Format 4. Pixel 5. Compression 1024 x 711 C Library D 367KB E JPEG image B A

16. B: Applied Design 16

17. ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Competency Standards 17 URL: http://acrlvislitstandards.wordpress.com/

18. Assessment 18 Phase I: Immerse reference librarians & staff in visual literacy training Phase II: librarians & staff utilize and share visual literacy knowledge in reference transactions, embed learning objects into bibliographic instruction sessions Phase III: work with undergraduate curriculum developers, peer tutors, and teaching assistants to find areas of need to embed visual literacy training

19. Future Plans 19 Peer Tutors Core Courses for Undergraduates Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

20. Visual Literacy & UC Irvine Libraries 20 Grassroots Visual LiteracyGrassroots Visual Literacy: the work of the Image Services Team at the UC Irvine Libraries

21. Thank You! UC Irvine Libraries’ Image Services Team libuciimage@uci.edu Holly Tomren htomren@uci.edu Virginia Allison v.allison@uci.edu 21