Comics and Academic Libraries

Presentation for LIS 9312. February 12th, 2013.

Transcript

1. Comics and Academic Libraries LIS 9312: Exploring & Understanding Comics in Libraries Mike Nason Jen Whitney 12 February 2013
2. Hey, wake up! (Activity Drill!) ¤  You’re responsible for starting a small graphic novels collection at Fictional University Library. ¤  You’ve got a list of 101 supposedly essential graphic novels. ¤  In groups, select 5 or so titles (you can go off the list if you really want) that you would order for the collection. ¤  Tell us why (please)!
3. Comics and Academic Libraries ¤  Incompatible with traditional definitions of literature? ¤  Changing perceptions with publication of seminal works: Maus, Watchmen, Persepolis ¤  Increasing scholarly interest in graphic novels ¤  Increasing use of graphic novels in instruction ¤  Popular reading collections in academic libraries
4. Comics in Research •  Pop culture collections support research & instruction: television, movies, popular fiction •  Graphic novels & comics an emerging pop culture medium •  Collections expanding to reflect an increasing scholarly interest in graphics novels & comics © Warner Bros. Pictures
5. Comics in Instruction Spiegelman, Art. 1986. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale.
6. Comics in Instruction Laird, Roland Owen, Jr. 1997. Still I Rise: A Cartoon History of African Americans.
7. Comics in Instruction Schultz, M., Z. Cannon, and K. Cannon. 2009. The Stuff of Life. Gonick, L. and W. Smith. 1993. The Cartoon Guide to Statistics.
8. Comics in Instruction York, C. and R. York. 2012. Comic books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: essays on graphic treatment of communism, the code and social concerns.
9. Comics in Popular Collections ¤  Students seek recreational reading at academic libraries ¤  Three major trends influencing development of popular reading collections at academic libraries: ¤  User-centred libraries ¤  Emphasis on “library as place” ¤  Promotion of reading skills ¤  Popular reading collections should reflect current student interests, including graphic novels & comics
10. Cataloguing Graphic Novels ¤  Shelved together? ¤  Interfiled with the main collection? ¤  Bit of both? ¤  If catalogued by author, what happens when publisher changes author mid-series?
11. Thanks! ¤  You’ve been swell.