Overview

To say that graphic novels, comics, and other forms of sequential art have become a major part of popular culture and academia would be a vast understatement. Now an established component of library and archive collections across the globe, graphic novels are proving to be one of the last kinds of print publications actually gaining in popularity. Full of practical advice and innovative ideas for librarians, educators, and archivists, this book provides a wide-reaching look at how graphic novels and comics can be used to their full advantage in educational settings. Topics include the historically tenuous relationship between comics and librarians; the aesthetic value of sequential art; the use of graphic novels in library outreach services; collection evaluations for both American and Canadian libraries; cataloging tips and tricks; and the swiftly growing realm of webcomics.

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Author:   Robert G. Weiner
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9780786443024

ISBN 10:   0786443022
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 April 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Elizabeth Figa      Foreword by Derek Parker Royal      Introduction (Robert G. Weiner)      Part One: History 1. A Librarian’s Guide to the History of Graphic Novels ALICIA HOLSTON      2. Manga in Japanese Libraries: A Historical Overview DAVID HOPKINS      3. How Librarians Learned to Love the Graphic Novel AMY KISTE NYBERG      Part Two: School Libraries 4. The Development of a School Library Graphic Novel Collection HEIDI K. HAMMOND      5. Balancing Popular High-Circulation Works with Works of Merit in Elementary School Library Collections DIANA P. MALISZEWSKI      Part Three: Public Libraries 6. Creative Shelving: Placement in Library Collections AMY HARTMAN      7. Graphic Novels at Los Angeles Public RACHEL KITZMANN      8. Teen-Led Revamp ERICA SEGRAVES      Part Four: Academic Libraries 9. Selection and Popular Culture in Large Academic Libraries: Taking the Temperature of Your Research Community CHARLOTTE CUBBAGE      10. Maus Goes to College: Graphic Novels on Reserve at an Academic Library ANNE-MARIE DAVIS      11. The Library After Dark: The Promotion of Collections and Services GWEN EVANS      12. So Many Options, So Little Money: Building a Selective Collection for the Academic Library LIORAH ANNE GOLOMB      13. The Spinner Rack in the Big Red and Ivory Tower: Establishing a Comics and Graphic Novels Collection at the University Nebraska–Lincoln RICHARD GRAHAM      14. Comic Art Collection at the Michigan State University Libraries RANDALL W. SCOTT      15. Interview with Randall W. Scott NICHOLAS YANES AND ROBERT G. WEINER      Part Five: State Libraries/Archives 16. The Perils of Doctor Strange: Preserving Pennsylvania-Centered Comics at the State Library of Pennsylvania WILLIAM T. FEE      Part Six: Audiences 17. Graphic Novels and the Untapped Audience RUTH BOYER      18. Comic Relief in Libraries: Motivating Male Adolescent Readers KAREN GAVIGAN      19. “Forty-one-year-old female academics aren’t supposed to like comics!” The Value of Comic Books to Adult Readers SARAH ZIOLKOWSKA AND VIVIAN HOWARD      20. Graphics Let Teens OWN the Library CHRISTIAN ZABRISKIE      Part Seven: Nomenclature and Aesthetics 21. The Only Thing Graphic Is Your Mind: Reconstructing the Reference Librarian’s View of the Genre AMANDA STEGALL-ARMOUR      22. What’s in a Name: Nomenclature and Libraries FRANCISCA GOLDSMITH      23. The Ontology of Art and What Libraries Should RUTH TALLMAN AND JASON SOUTHWORTH      Part Eight: Meta-Comics/Webcomics 24. Meta-Comics and Libraries: Should Libraries Buy Them? ADAM J. NOBLE      25. Webcomics and Libraries AMY THORNE      Part Nine: Cataloging 26. Cataloging and Problems with Dewey: Creativity, Collaboration and Compromise LAUREL TARULLI      27. An Example of an In-House Cataloging System ROBERT G. WEINER      Part Ten: Evaluation of Collections 28. Drawing Comics into Canadian Libraries RACHEL COLLINS      29. Graphic Novel Holdings in Academic Libraries ERIC WERTHMANN      Afterword by Stephen Weiner      About the Contributors      Index     

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rich...more data, coverage of academic libraries, and Canadian perspectives are collected here than in previous books on graphic novels in libraries...recommended for all --<i>Library Journal</i>; extremely well organized with rich content...excellent...highly recommended --<i>Reference & User Services Quarterly</i>; provides some scholarly analysis, making it worth considering as an introductory textbook --<i>American Libraries</i>.

"""rich...more data, coverage of academic libraries, and Canadian perspectives are collected here than in previous books on graphic novels in libraries...recommended for all""--Library Journal; ""extremely well organized with rich content...excellent...highly recommended""--Reference & User Services Quarterly; ""provides some scholarly analysis, making it worth considering as an introductory textbook""--American Libraries."

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Robert G. Weiner is the popular culture librarian at Texas Tech University. His work has been published in the Journal of Popular Culture, Public Library Quarterly, Journal of American Culture, International Journal of Comic Art and Popular Music and Society, and is the author/editor/coeditor of numerous books related to popular culture.

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