Call for Chapter Proposals
We are seeking chapter proposals for a volume that has been accepted for publication by ACRL. The chapters will be peer reviewed and publication date is tentatively expected in Spring 2021.
Working Title: Envisioning the Framework: A Graphic Guide to Information Literacy
Editor: Jannette L. Finch, MLIS
Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2019
Book description
Envisioning the Framework offers opportunities for librarians and designers to explore The Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and its relationship with library data, including assessment, instruction, student learning outcomes, improvements in student learning over time, differences in instruction type, comparison of student level, and much more.
The Framework is a set of core ideas representing threshold concepts in information literacy. In Envisioning the Framework, the significance and implications of the Framework and other developments in information literacy are clarified through effective visualizations. Graphic representations of the Framework allow library professionals to easily share concepts with faculty from other disciplines, with library colleagues, and with students. Understanding the relationships between the Frames, student learning outcomes, and assignments within a multidisciplinary environment is enhanced when visualized graphically.
Although data visualization is a burgeoning field, visualizations of library-related themes and data are relatively scarce and ripe for exploration. Envisioning the Frameworkexplores visualizations of significant information literacy concepts in multiple chapters from experts in data visualization, library professionals, and information literacy practitioners.
Sample Chapters may include:
· The Frames Visualized as a Whole
· The Frames and Information Literacy
o Visualizing the Frames in context with threshold concepts in other disciplines
o Visualizing the Frames aligned with Learner Groups: First-Year experience; Learning Communities; the Metaliterate Learner, etc.
o Visualizing the Frames and Information Literacy Instruction: Online and Face to Face; Subject-Specific and Introductory; Freshmen to Grad; Adult Learners, First Generation; Community Colleges; STEAM; Humanities; Students at Risk; etc.
· The Frames and Assessment
o Visualizing Student Learning over Time
o Visualizing Information Literacy Efforts Across Multiple Universities
· The Frames as Interactive 3D Models
Don’t see your topic/idea here? We encourage you to contact the editor atfinchj@cofc.edu to discuss how your idea may fit within this book’s scope.
Not necessary:
Definitions of the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, definitions of data or information visualization, a history of data visualization, overviews of graphic design, lists of visualization tools. If you have something in this category you think is compelling and wish to be considered, please contact the editor.
Timeline
Abstract submission deadline: February 28, 2019
Notification/feedback regarding submission: March 15, 2019
First drafts due: August 15, 2019
Tentative publication date: Spring 2021
Submission Process
A short form with an attached Word document (.doc or .docx) is required for proposal submission. The Word document should be written in Times New Roman, 12 pt., be double-spaced, and include:
- A working title
- Names of all contributing authors & their respective institutions
- Contact information for the primary author
- Estimated final word count
- A brief (250-500 word) description of your proposed chapter
Attach your chapter submission proposal to an email with the subject line: Chapter Proposal Submission_(PrimaryAuthor’sLastName)
And send to: finchj@cofc.edu
Proposals DUE: February 28, 2019
Questions?
Jannette L. Finch, Editor
843-670-3099
finchj@cofc.edu
Editor bio
Jannette Finch is a research and instruction librarian at the College of Charleston. She is interested in information design, effective teaching through experiential learning activities, constructivist techniques in the teaching and learning environment, adult learners, visualizing data, the library role in the scholarly community, assessment and planning. She is the primary author of two peer-reviewed articles featuring data visualization and co-author of six book chapters in the Publications in Librarianship series, Framing Information Literacy.