Infographics

Librarians who serve patrons of every age, from young children to older adults, and of every reading and language level will find this guide useful. Their work includes teaching information literacy, operating digital tools, promoting the library, and seeking funding.

The first section, Infographics 101, explains what infographics are and traces their history. It also considers their importance today, the main types with examples, their strengths and weaknesses, general uses, applications in libraries, software for making them, and design advice.

The second section looks at practical use in academic, public, special and school libraries. It includes visual examples and step-by-step instructions for creating two infographics. Each section ends with exercises, tables of web addresses leading to further ideas and materials, and references.

The author argues that libraries of any size can make infographics a central part of their twenty-first-century strategy. The book shows how they can help raise money for a public library, build critical thinking in a school library, demonstrate the value of an academic library, promote library services, strengthen information literacy in academic settings, and make the case for resources and services.