Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures, Boxes and Case Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 In the Frame: What is Visual Literacy and Why Does it 1 Matter?
- 2 The Big Picture: Terminology for Talking About and Critiquing Illustration
- 3 The Reading Journey: the Developmental Stages of Reading
- 4 Close Inspection: Influences and Insights Into People and Processes that Shape Visual Narratives
- 5 Windows into Worlds: the Importance of Visual Representation and Inclusion
- 6 Prize-winning Pictures: an Exploration of Awards and Honours
- 7 Looking to Learn: an Insight into Visual Literacy for Information
- 8 A Room with a View: Making the Most of Visual Literacy in Libraries and in Creating Reading Environments
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Glossary
- References
- Index
8 - A Room with a View: Making the Most of Visual Literacy in Libraries and in Creating Reading Environments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2020
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures, Boxes and Case Studies
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 1 In the Frame: What is Visual Literacy and Why Does it 1 Matter?
- 2 The Big Picture: Terminology for Talking About and Critiquing Illustration
- 3 The Reading Journey: the Developmental Stages of Reading
- 4 Close Inspection: Influences and Insights Into People and Processes that Shape Visual Narratives
- 5 Windows into Worlds: the Importance of Visual Representation and Inclusion
- 6 Prize-winning Pictures: an Exploration of Awards and Honours
- 7 Looking to Learn: an Insight into Visual Literacy for Information
- 8 A Room with a View: Making the Most of Visual Literacy in Libraries and in Creating Reading Environments
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Glossary
- References
- Index
Summary
The final chapter of this book is about creating a reading environment that recognises and builds opportunities around visuals. Whether in libraries, schools or even in the home, building attractive and engaging environments where children feel excited to explore and discover helps to make reading irresistible.
With careful planning visual literacy can influence stock, services, staff and space. Throughout the course of the book we’ve explored the ways in which visual literacy can be used as a tool for promoting reading and devel oping readers. This chapter seeks to raise understanding and awareness among librarians and education practitioners of how visual literacy can be used in the library and other settings, taking into account book stock, displays and the learning environment. The chapter is divided into two parts, beginning with an overview of some of the areas of library and reading provision in which visual literacy can be applied, followed by a number of case studies to give practical guidance and inspiration for projects and activities.
Stock
Awareness of stock is the foundation for carefully curating a collection. Selection and promotion of stock is a valuable way to keep children interested and engaged in collections. Awards can provide a useful framework for promoting and recommending titles and referring back to those we explored in Chapter 6 may be useful.
As the majority of public libraries in the United Kingdom have moved from approval collections to supplier selections – a system where libraries liaise with suppliers in creating specification sheets for individual libraries, including community profiles – this has meant retaining stock knowledge and awareness of new and key titles has become more challenging for staff.
With libraries facing an increasing lack of stock knowledge, there is a valuable role for book reviews and listings in helping librarians to develop their collections. Joy Court (2019), reviews editor of the School Library Association journal, The School Librarian, talks about her approach to curating this valuable resource.
The School Librarian is a quarterly journal reviewing in excess of 250 texts per issue and receiving approximately half as many again submitted. Reviews that do not make it into print appear on the SLA website (www.sla.org.uk) so members have access to the widest possible range of titles.
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- Seeing SenseVisual Literacy as a Tool for Libraries, Learning and Reader Development, pp. 141 - 170Publisher: FacetPrint publication year: 2020