Students have limited experience with using primacy source data sets to support a thesis. Our objective in this activity is to introduce them to one method of drawing conclusions and presenting it in an easily digested format - the infographic. We use Census Bureau data through American FactFinder and a free infographic generator Infogram to help students visualize surprising connections between multiple data points. Students leave with an additional tool they can use to support their arguments in academic and professional work. The presenters will discuss direct application to the ACRL Framework concepts.
Sciences Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of Iowa-Sciences Library
Conrad is currently the Sciences Reference & Instruction Librarian at the University of Iowa. Prior to that he worked at St. Ambrose University, where he was the liaison librarian in health sciences and biology for six years. Earlier he worked at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar... Read More →
Thursday October 3, 2019 11:05am - 11:55am CDT
Windsor VIII
