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Graphicdemia: Curating and Promoting Graphic Novels Using Social Media

Lisa
November 18, 2014

Graphicdemia: Curating and Promoting Graphic Novels Using Social Media

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Lisa

November 18, 2014
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  1. Graphicdemia:    
    Cura/ng  and  Promo/ng  
    Graphic  Novels    
    Using  Social  Media  
     
     
     
    Lisa  Rabey  
    [email protected]  
    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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