Graphicdemia: Curating and Promoting Graphic Novels Using Social Media

Presentation for MXCC.

Transcript

1. Graphicdemia:    
   Cura/ng  and  Promo/ng  
   Graphic  Novels    
   Using  Social  Media  
    
    
    
   Lisa  Rabey  
   lrabey@gmail.com  
   hAps://lisa.rabey.net  
   

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2. What  is  Graphicdemia?  
   •  Term  coined  in  2013    
   •  Collec/ng,  teaching,  circula/ng,  and  loving  
   graphic  novels  and  comics  in  academia.  
   •  More  specifically,  a  resource  for  collec/ng,  
   promo/ng,  and  circula/ng  graphic  novels  at  
   non-­‐research  ins/tu/ons,  special  libraries,  
   archives,  and  community  colleges.    
   

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3. Using  Online  Tools  For  Promo/on  
   WordPress  
   Pinterest  
   TwiAer  
   Tumblr  
    
   Facebook  
   HootSuite  
   LibGuides  
   

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4.  
   Using  these  tools  individually  as  well  as  
   collabora/vely  allows  for  beAer  content  
   management,  content  cura/on,  dispersion,  
   and  engagement  across  various  social  
   networks.  
   

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5. WordPress  self-­‐hosted    
   hAps://lisa.rabey.net/projects/graphicdemia/  
   

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6. WordPress  WordPress  Hosted  
   hAp://grcclibrary.wordpress.com  
   hAp://grcclibrary.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/banned-­‐books-­‐week-­‐graphic-­‐novels/  
   

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7. WordPress  Publicize  
   

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8. Pinterest  
   hAp://www.pinterest.com/grcclibrary/graphic-­‐novels/  
   

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9. Pinterest  to  Library  Catalog  
   

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10. Tumblr  
    hAp://librarygrcc.tumblr.com/  
    

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11. TwiAer  
    hAps://twiAer.com/librarygrcc  
    

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12. HootSuite*  
    hAp://hootsuite.com  
    *TwiAer,  Facebook,  Google+,  Linkedin,  Foursquare,  WordPress  
    

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13. LibGuides  
    hAp://subjectguides.grcc.edu/  
    hAp://subjectguides.grcc.edu/graphicnovels  
    

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14. And  lastly:  
    •  Created  a  social  media  policy  and  a  best  
    prac/ces  for  content  management  
    •  Consistent  branding  across  the  sites  
    •  Constantly  evaluated  new  tools  for  integra/on  
    into  the  workflow  as  well  as  evaluated  exis/ng  
    tools  for  depreca/on  
    •  Collaborated  and  also  trained  staff  on  using  
    these  tools  
    

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15. THANK  YOU!  
    

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