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020			_a9781442260368 _qpaperback
037			_fInstitutional Fund
100			_aCrane, Beverley E. _97450
245	1		_aInfographics : _ba practical guide for librarians / _cBeverley E. Crane.
260			_aLanham, Maryland : _bRowman and Littlefield, _c2016.
300			_axix, 183 pages : _billustrations ; _g28 cm.
490			_aPractical guides for librarians, no. 20
500			_aIncludes index. _bCrane, B. E. (2016). Infographics : A practical guide for librarians. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield.
505			_aPart 1: Infographics 101 -- Chapter 1: What are infographics? -- Chapter 2: Communicating through infographics -- Chapter 3: Creating an infographic -- Chapter 4: Resources to create infographics -- Part 2: Practical applications -- Chapter 5: Teaching with infographics -- Chapter 6: Fundraising: an essential goal of any library -- Chapter 7: Library partnerships: a win-win combination -- Chapter 8: Increasing awareness of underutilized and new library services -- Chapter 9: Speaking out: creating your own story to advocate for your library -- Chapter 10: Bringing it all together: creating your own infographic
520			_aDesigned for librarians who work with all age levels from youngsters to seniors at all educational, reading and language backgrounds, who must fulfill responsibilities that run the gamut from instructing patrons on information literacy skills to using electronic tools to marketing the library to locating funding, Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides librarians with the following: Section I: Infographics 101 contains definitions, history, importance in today's society, types and examples, advantages and disadvantages, general uses, uses in libraries, tools for creation and design tips. Section II: Practical applications show how to use infographics in academic, public, special and school libraries. Included are visual examples and step-by-step instructions to create two infographics Included in each section are exercises, tables with URLs to more ideas and materials and references. This practical guide will help every type and size of library use infographics as a powerful part in their 21st century game plan. Whether it's marketing the public library, improving students information literacy skills in a school library or showcasing the accomplishments of the academic library, infographics can be a vital part of the library's playbook. The book describes ways to use infographics to: raise funds for a public library, teach critical thinking and 21st century skills in the school library, illustrate why libraries matter by relaying value of academic libraries, market the library, improve information, literacy in academic settings, advocate for resources and services.
650			_aLibrary science _xGraphic methods. _919530
650			_aCharts, diagrams, etc. _xComputer programs. _919531
650			_aCommunication in library science. _919532
650			_aVisual communication. _919533
650			_aInformation visualization. _919534
650			_aPresentation graphics software. _919535
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