Evolving pedagogies provide exciting opportunities for art information professionals to involve themselves in processes of teaching and learning through cutting-edge technologies and teaching methods. Implications of visual information do not go unnoticed in the current climate; administrators as well as front-line instructors need to focus on the visual component as it affects the individual’s ability to learn. The most recent trends in the historical development of visual literacy will be addressed. A sampling of instructional approaches, including portals, gaming, and approaches appropriate for museum settings, will be explored. The panel will also propose future opportunities for art librarians and visual resource curators to play in promoting visual literacy to users who are not art historians.
Katharine Martinez, Herman and Joan Suit Librarian, Harvard University Fine Arts Library
Karen McKenzie, Chief Librarian, Art Gallery of Ontario E.P. Taylor Research Library & Archives
- Museum Libraries and Visual Pedagogy: Could, Would or Should There Be an Audience? (Accompanying Handout)
Jessica Bozeman, Graduate Intern, DePauw University Visual Resource Center and Brooke Cox, Visual Resources Librarian, DePauw University Visual Resource Center
Mikael D. Kriz, Reference Librarian and Web Services Unit Coordinator, Saint Louis University Pius XII Memorial Library
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May 17, 2008 at 2:51 am
David Brodherson
A solid set of papers but still leaving much room for exploration of related topics; Consequently I propose a session for next year about the history of image collecting, use and visual literacy with the topic to be refined although the theme has been examined in bits and pieces elsewhere.
Am I “beating a dead horse?”