[Siguse-l] Questioning the Visual: Research Methods and the Problem of Perception - March 31st Deadline

[Agosto,Denise]

Call for Participation
Questioning the Visual: Research Methods and the Problem of Perception

SIG-VIS Sponsored Panel Proposal - ASIS&T Annual Meeting
November 1-6, 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Visual content can be examined from many points of view (e.g., intellectual, aesthetic, cognitive, social, etc.), and yet the rich research potential of information in this form has largely gone underappreciated within the domain of library and information science. While social science research methods (e.g., grounded theory, ethnography, sensemaking, storytelling, etc.) are widely embraced and adopted within the domain of library and information science, their visual research methods have not seen an equal level of understanding or practice. Through a series of presentations about visual research methods used in recently completed and current studies, this panel seeks to 1) examine the nature of the research questions within studies using visual research methods and, 2) clarify how these methods have been used in the research process. While various techniques can be used to provide answers to the questions surrounding information practices, this panel seeks to clarify how visual means have been used to record, interpret and reveal meanings behind the phenomena we study. In an increasingly visual world, an exploration of research methods that reflect this turn is clearly warranted.

As the point of this panel is to bring attention to the myriad of ways that visual research methods can be applied within library and information science research, the panel will follow a modified Pecha Kucha format. Each speaker will have 5 minutes to present 15 slides (which automatically advance at 20 second intervals) on their research projects.

Interested participants should submit a brief proposal (500 words or less) to the SIGVIS Chairs. Proposals are due March 31st, 2013. This will allow us time to put together the final panel submission due to the Conference Chairs on April 15th, 2013.


Joan E. Beaudoin - Joan.Beaudoin at wayne.edu
Chair, SIGVIS

Elaine Ménard - Elaine.Menard at mcgill.ca
Vice-Chair, SIGVIS

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Joan E. Beaudoin
Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Wayne State University
Email: Joan.Beaudoin at wayne.edu
Phone: 267.253.2773
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