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Dear Arlisians, Please consider providing feedback on the ACRL Visual Literacy Task Force's new *Framework for Visual Literacy*. We are asking you to consider how you might use this document and would also like to understand how it could be improved to better align with your needs. We thank you in advance for your input to ensure this document is thoughtful and useful. *Please review the document at https://acrlvltf.org/draft/ <https://acrlvltf.org/draft/> * *Provide feedback @ *f <https://tinyurl.com/yrykk49f>*https://tinyurl.com/yrykk49f. <https://tinyurl.com/yrykk49f> * *The feedback survey is open until July 7. * *If you have any questions, please contact us at [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>* *Current Task Force members:* - Millicent Fullmer (co-chair), University of San Diego - Tiffany Saulter (co-chair), Deque Systems, Inc. - Stephanie Beene, University of New Mexico - Katie Greer, Oakland University - Maggie Murphy, University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Sara Schumacher, Texas Tech University - Dana Statton Thompson, Murray State University - Mary Wegmann, Sonoma State University - Past member: - Kathy Edwards, Clemson University (2018-2019) *Background* In 2009, a group of librarians interested in quality research and instructional image content formed the Image Resources Interest Group <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110134873&mm=50762336707> within the Association of College & Research Libraries <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110136095&mm=50762336707> (ACRL) to focus on the particular affordances and challenges of visual information. That same year, the inaugural Visual Literacy Task Force <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110137317&mm=50762336707> was formed to craft a set of standards that would complement the now rescinded 2001 <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110138539&mm=50762336707> ACRL <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110138539&mm=50762336707>Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110138539&mm=50762336707> (Information Literacy Standards). The resultant standards, the 2011 <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110139761&mm=50762336707>Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110139761&mm=50762336707> (Visual Literacy Standards) highlighted ways in which visuals are distinct from other information types. In the years following the publication of the Visual Literacy Standards, librarians began to engage with threshold concepts <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110140983&mm=50762336707>, metacognition <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110142205&mm=50762336707>, and metaliteracies <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110143427&mm=50762336707>, reflected in the 2016 ACRL <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110144649&mm=50762336707> Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110144649&mm=50762336707> (Framework), which replaced the Information Literacy Standards. Ongoing critical conversation continues to shape how learners are taught to create, use, share, and assess information in the twenty-first century. Addressing these shifts, ACRL assembled several task forces in 2018 to develop Framework Companion Documents and update disciplinary literacy standards documents. In this spirit, the current Visual Literacy Task Force was formed by the Image Resources Interest Group to update the 2011 Visual Literacy Standards. At the outset, we acknowledged that visual literacy and related terminology remained difficult to define due to variations in use and meaning across disciplines. We also recognized that mapping to the Framework would be a challenging exercise. Success would require the participation of thoughtfully engaged stakeholders. Therefore, we began by conducting an IRB-approved qualitative research study[i] <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110145871&mm=50762336707>. From fall 2019 to spring 2021, we interviewed a broad community of practitioners and scholars, including architecture and planning librarians. Participants were asked to define visual literacy, identify necessary skills and competencies for their discipline, and discuss what they perceived as challenges and opportunities. By coding the interviews, we identified four themes that serve as the backbone for the current Visual Literacy Framework Companion Document draft. These themes are: · Perceive visuals as communicating information; · Participate in a changing information landscape; · Practice visual discernment and criticality; and · Pursue social justice through visual practice. ------------------------------ [i] <https://members.ivlaconference.org/ct.php?lid=110148315&mm=50762336707> IRB #00001310 was coordinated through the University of San Diego. Co-Principal Investigators were Millicent Fullmer and Dana Statton Thompson. Co-Investigators were Stephanie Beene, Sara Schumacher, Katie Greer, Maggie Murphy, and Mary Wegmann. -------------------------------------------------------------- Stephanie Beene (MA, MSIS), she/her Assistant Professor, Fine Arts Librarian for Art, Architecture & Planning *Schedule a research consultation with me @:* https://libcal.unm.edu/appointments/sbeene Contact me @: The Fine Arts & Design Library, George Pearl Hall Office 435 College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences University of New Mexico MSC05 3020 Albuquerque, NM 87131 Email: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~