Visual Research Methods

Name: Visual Research Methods
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781783304561
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An Introduction for Library and Information Studies

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Visual Research Methods: An Introduction for Library and Information Studies explores how visual elements like maps, photographs, and drawings are integrated into research within library and information studies (LIS). This comprehensive guide introduces varied visual research methods, including photo-elicitation and cognitive mapping, and demonstrates their application through real-world examples and contributed chapters. It covers terminology, literature, theoretical frameworks, ethical considerations, and showcases practical techniques and reflections from researchers in the field.
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This book is ideal for students, educators, researchers, and practitioners in library and information studies seeking to broaden their methodological skills with visual research techniques. It serves as a practical and theoretical resource for those interested in incorporating visual elements into their research or improving library services and spaces through innovative methods.

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Visual research methods (VRM) comprise a collection of methods that incorporate visual elements such as maps, drawings, photographs, videos, as well as three-dimensional objects into the research process. In addition, VRM, including photo-elicitation, photovoice, draw-and-write techniques, and cognitive mapping, are being leveraged to great effect to explore information experiences, investigate some of the central questions in the field, expand theoretical discussions in LIS, and improve library services and spaces.

Visual Research Methods: An Introduction for Library and Information Studies is the first book to focus on visual methods in LIS, providing a comprehensive primer for students, educators, researchers, and practitioners in the field. Contributed chapters in the book showcase examples of VRM in action and offer insights, inspirations, and experiences of researchers and practitioners working with visual methods. Coverage includes:

- An introduction to visual research methods including a discussion of terminology.

- An overview of the literature on VRM in libraries.

- Methodological framing including a discussion of theory and epistemology.

- Practical and ethical considerations for researchers embarking on VRM projects.

- Chapters showcasing VRM in action, including drawing techniques, photographic techniques, and mixed methods.

- Six contributed chapters each showcasing the results of visual research methods, discussions of the techniques, and reflections on VRM for research in information studies.

This book will provide a strong methodological context for the adoption of visual research methods in LIS and feature examples of VRM 'in action.' It will prove to be a must-have reference for researchers, practitioners, instructors, and students who want to engage with visual research methods and expand their methodological toolkit.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783304561

Publisher: Facet Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Facet Publishing

Contributors:

Edited by Shailoo Bedi
Edited by Jenaya Webb

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Dr. Shailoo Bedi works at the University of Victoria (UVic) as both Director, Academic Commons and Strategic Assessment with the Libraries as well as Director, Office of Student Academic Success with Learning, Teaching Support & Innovation. She holds a PhD in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and is an adjunct professor with UVic’s Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies department. Shailoo’s research interests include the construction and issues of identity for racialized minority leaders, as well as student experience with learning spaces, student research creation, and visual research methods. She is passionate about fostering intellectually engaging and inclusive learning environments.

Jenaya Webb is the Public Services and Research Librarian at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library at the University of Toronto. She earned her MA in Anthropology at the University of Alberta where she examined the power of images as research evidence both to measure landscape change and to generate stories of place in Jasper National Park, AB. Since completing her MLIS at the University of Toronto, she has worked to bring visual methods and approaches to the library context to explore user experience, wayfinding, and meaning-making in library spaces.