Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 206
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Trim: 8½ x 11
978-1-4422-6035-1 • Hardback • December 2015 • $129.00 • (£99.00)
978-1-4422-6036-8 • Paperback • December 2015 • $84.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-4422-6037-5 • eBook • December 2015 • $79.50 • (£61.00)
Beverley E. Crane received a BA in Curriculum and Instruction with a dual major in Spanish and English and an MEd in Bilingual Education and English as a Second Language from Penn State University. She obtained an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction, with emphases in Language Arts and Educational Technology from Oklahoma State University. She has taught English/language arts and ESL at the middle, high school, and college levels.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. What Are Infographics?
Chapter 2. Communicating Through Infographics
Chapter 3. Creating an Infographic
Chapter 4. Resources to Create Infographic
Chapter 5. Teaching with Infographics
Chapter 6. Fundraising: An Essential Goal of Any Library
Chapter 7. Library Partnerships: A Win-Win Combination
Chapter 8. Increase Awareness of Underutilized and New Library Services
Chapter 9. Speak Out--Create Your Own Story to Advocate for Your Library
Chapter 10. Bringing It All Together: Creating Your Own Infographic
Index
About the Author
How many times have we heard that a picture is worth a thousand words? Librarians seeking greater engagement with their user communities have a new tool at their disposal—the infographic, which combines text with images and data. Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians offers a wealth of stories describing how infographics communicate compelling, easy-to-understand messages for building awareness of library resources and programs, fundraising, developing library partnerships, and advocacy. Beyond that, practical steps prepare the reader to create an infographic: identifying the topic that will appeal to a target audience, gathering accurate supporting data, selecting appropriate design elements and choosing software for this purpose.
— Jan Sykes, Owner, Information Management Services, Inc.
Beverley Crane's Infographics: A Practical Guide for Librarians is a complete step-by-step guide to understanding, creating, and presenting viable infographics.
— Ron Rodrigues, MLS, Geoinfo Associates