Endorsements
Title page
Contents
Figures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction: An Invitation to Visual Research Methods
Why a Book on Visual Research Methods?
How to Use This Book
Overview of Chapters
An Invitation to Visual Research Methods
References
PART 1 A PRIMER ON VISUAL RESEARCH METHODS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
1 A Brief Introduction to Visual Research Methods in Library and Information Studies
Introduction
Method or Methodology?
Terminology
Guiding Frameworks
Visual Methods in the LIS Literature

Strengths and Limitations of Visual Research Methods
Conclusion
References
2 Visual Research Methods: Discovery
Framing a Visual Research Project
Planning for Analysis
Practical Considerations
Conclusion
References
PART 2 VISUAL RESEARCH METHODS INACTION
3 Librarian, Illustrated: The Draw-and-Write Technique as a Visual Method for Libraries
Arts-Informed Research
Introducing the Draw-and-Write Technique
Precedents and Potentials of the Draw-and-Write Technique
The Draw-and-Write Research Process
Drawing 'Librarian'
Methodological Reflections

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
4 Rediscovering Community Heritage Through 3D Laser Scanning and Visualization
Introduction
Laser Scanning, 3D Visualization Technologies and Their Artifacts
3D Capture and Visualization for Participatory Visual Methods Research
Three Vignettes
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
5 Making as Storytelling: Using Draw-and-Write and Object Elicitation in the Design and Study of a Library Makerspace
Background
Visual Research Method 1: Draw-and-Write for Collaborative Design

Visual Research Method 2: Object Elicitation
Conclusion
References
6 Windows into Library Experience: The Value of Visual UX Research Methods
The Emergence of UX in Libraries: A Brief Literature Review
Cognitive Mapping: User Experience Via the Universal Language of Drawing
Photo Studies: Image-based Insights into User Experience
Conclusion
References
7 Digital Storytelling, Archival Research and 'Layers of Practice': A Critical Pedagogical Approach to Visual Literacy in University Archives and Special Collections
Introduction
Visual Literacy: Working Definitions

Standards and Pedagogical Models for Visual Literacy and Research
Literature Review
Archival Research, Digital Scholarship and Visual Literacy
Digital Storytelling and 'Layers of Practice'
Layers of Practice of Visual Analysis
Conclusion
References
8 Navigating the Thresholds of Information Spaces: Drawing and Performance in Action
Introduction
Background and Field Guide
Translations and Frameworks
The Encounter
Analysing the Interaction
Initial Findings and Contributions
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Author index
Subject index