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Out of the stacks and into the studios: A creative approach to information literacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2018

Mackenzie Salisbury
Mackenzie Salisbury*
Affiliation:
Reference + Instruction Librarian, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL [email protected]
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Abstract

At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Master of Fine Arts (MFA) students are often not aware of the library and its resources. As a way to address this gap, Flaxman Librarians have organized studio visits, in which librarians visit students’ studios to hear about their work and offer library resources to support it. Using the ACRL Framework and SAIC's core values as a guide, we are able to assess and address students' current methods/modes of research, as well as their artistic practice. In addition, we are able to forge new relationships with these students throughout their program and increase outreach to a program not targeted for traditional information literacy.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 2018 , pp. 169 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © ARLIS 2018 

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