Presentation
More than Images: Postcards and New Reflections on Information Literacy
California Visual Resources Association Conference
(2015)
Abstract
Focusing on a case study of postcard instruction for an American Culture course in the William H. Hannon Library at LMU, this presentation discusses how library instruction with postcards works within the new ACRL Information Literacy Framework. Specifically, Native Americans postcards are great resources to explore and illustrate one of the Framework concepts, “Authority is constructed and contextual.” Also, this presentation highlights metaliteracy, in particular, the affective engagement with information. Alongside behavioral and cognitive analytic skills, affective value is central to learning with cultural artifacts and visual resources, such as postcards.
Keywords
- Postcards,
- Special Collections Instruction,
- Information Literacy,
- Visual Literacy,
- Metaliteracy,
- Primary Sources
Publication Date
Summer 2015
Citation Information
Rachel Wen-Paloutzian. "More than Images: Postcards and New Reflections on Information Literacy" California Visual Resources Association Conference (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rachel-wen-paloutzian/6/
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