InfosmART: Delivering Information Skills to Arts Researchers Duncan Chappell Fine Art and Design Librarian Glasgow School of Art

Introducing InfosmART A portfolio of online interactive modules in information and research skills for the GSA learning, teaching and research communities. Instructs learners in how to develop and improve their individual research and information handling skills through an easy-to-follow 4-step programme.

A portfolio of online interactive modules in information and research skills for the GSA learning, teaching and research communities.

Instructs learners in how to develop and improve their individual research and information handling skills through an easy-to-follow 4-step programme.

Why InfosmART? Unique nature of art and design students Non-traditional backgrounds Employment demands Enhancement to GSA research infrastructure Cross-transferable skills

Unique nature of art and design students

Non-traditional backgrounds

Employment demands

Enhancement to GSA research infrastructure

Cross-transferable skills

Acquiring Funding

Learning Outcomes QAA Subject Benchmark for HE: Art and Design SQA National Unit: Information Literacy 7 Pillars of Information Literacy National Information Literacy Framework for Scotland

Learning Outcomes

The InfosmART Approach Modular Self-directed learning Interactive Directed at all levels of study Hosted on VLE

Modular

Self-directed learning

Interactive

Directed at all levels of study

Hosted on VLE

The InfosmART Approach

The InfosmART Approach

The 4-Step Programme Define Find Evaluate Cite

Define

Find

Evaluate

Cite

Module 1: Define

Module 1: Define

Module 1: Define

Module 1: Define

Module 2: Find

Module 2: Find

Module 2: Find

Module 3: Evaluate

Module 3: Evaluate

Module 4: Cite

Module 4: Cite

Future Development Copyright Research Methodologies Current Awareness

Copyright

Research Methodologies

Current Awareness

Thank You Duncan Chappell Fine Art and Design Librarian Glasgow School of Art d.chappell@gsa.ac.uk