Following is an updated timeline for the standards development process:
Timeline review:
February 2010 – ACRL Information Literacy Standards Committee supports project
March 2010 – Task Force and Advisory Group formed
April-June 2010 – visual literacy research, bibliography development, started blog
June 2010 – VLTF open meeting at ALA Annual
August 2010 – working definition of visual literacy released
September 2010-January 2011 – standards drafted by VLTF
January 2011 – Advisory Group review of standards
February 2011 – draft of standards publicly released
Upcoming dates:
February 10 – March 31, 2011 – open review and testing period, ongoing outreach
March 2011 – ALA Annual 2011 program call for participation
April 2011 – standards revisions, begin approval process (IRIG Convener, ILSC, Standards & Accreditation Committee, ACRL Board)
June 2011 – introduce draft standards at ALA program
