The ACRL Image Resources Interest Group is forming a task force to develop Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education based on ACRL’s Information Literacy Competency Standards (http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm). We are looking for one more member to join the task force, and additional members to participate in a larger advisory group.
The task force will be consulting broadly with visual literacy experts and practitioners, and will collaborate across sections and organizations to develop a useful and community-supported standard for visual literacy competency in higher education. We are looking for collaborative and committed individuals to help carry out this work.
The Visual Literacy Competency Standards will be developed according to the process established by the ACRL Information Literacy Standards Committee, outlined here:
Tip Sheet 4: Developing subject specific information literacy standards
Checklist for developing subject-specific information literacy standards
When the task force has been assigned, next steps will include research and outreach. The task force will conduct most of its work online, and will sponsor an open visual literacy meeting at ALA Annual 2010 in Washington, D.C.
If you are interested in participating in the Visual Literacy Competency Standards Task Force or Advisory Group, please contact Denise Hattwig, Task Force Chair. Please include some information about your interest in visual literacy and your approach to collaborative projects. Attendance at ALA Annual preferred for Task Force members. Thank you very much, and we’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Denise Hattwig
Chair, ACRL Visual Literacy Standards Task Force
Convener, ACRL Image Resources Interest Group
University of Washington Libraries
dhattwig@u.washington.edu
Joanna Burgess
Incoming Convener, 2010-2011, ACRL Image Resources Interest Group
Reed College
burgessj@reed.edu