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Comic books, special collections, and the academic library / edited by Brian Flota and Kate Morris.

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Comic book properties continue to dominate popular culture, and there has been continued growth in the academic field of Comics Studies. Graphic novels and comic trade paperbacks populate the shelves of many academic libraries. Single issue collections of "floppy" comic books, however, ten...

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Other Authors: Flota, Brian, 1975- (Editor), Morris, Kate, 1982- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : Association of College & Research Libraries, 2023.
Subjects:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Acquisitions (Libraries)
Library materials > Conservation and restoration.
Cataloging of special collections in libraries.
Acquisitions (Bibliothèques)
Documents de bibliothèque > Conservation et restauration.
Catalogage > Fonds spéciaux.
acquisition (collections management)
Library materials > Conservation and restoration
Cataloging of special collections in libraries
Table of Contents:
  • Approaches to comics stewardship : making the case for academic library special collections / Brian Flota and Kate Morris
  • Collecting comics : transcending barriers and building community / Yuki Hibben, Andrea Kohashi, and Cindy Jackson
  • The scarcity of comic books in American research libraries / Kelli Hansen
  • Digital comics and critical librarianship : what, why and how : a perspective from the UK / Thomas Gebhart
  • Creating an entry point for minicomics in an academic library / Paul Hanna
  • "It's the most revolutionary text there is" : teaching critical visual literacy with Native American, First Nations, and indigenous graphic novels / Jennifer Bowers, Katherine Crowe, and Peggy Keeran
  • "More deadly than the atom bomb!" : anti-drug messaging and the Comics Code in 1971 / Jessica Nickrand and Nick Borger
  • The silent voice of the Australian comic book : understanding the importance of collecting locally produced comic books / Daniel Wee
  • Bibliography, print culture, and what to do with comic books in a rare books library / Michael C. Weisenburg
  • The Alain Van Passen collection : a unique collection that offers unique opportunities / Paul Buschmann and Beatrijs Goegebuer
  • Processing legacy comic book collections in a special collections library / Jordan Jancosek
  • Across the panels : non-MARC metadata for comic strips / Annamarie C. Klose and Wendy Pflug
  • Unexpected wins : curating comics and teaching manga from the Dark Horse Comics collection / Elsa Loftis and Jon Holt
  • Rescuing and cataloging comic books in the newspaper library of Mexico, Hemeroteca Nacional de México / Laura Nallely Hernández Nieto
  • Surveying three approaches for cataloging comic books collections / Wendy Pflug
  • Mining the Silver Age : utilizing a comic book collection in library instruction and exhibits / Randi Beem and Marc Bess
  • From obscurity to relatability : translating editorial cartoons for today's audience / Elizabeth Call and Rebekah Walker
  • What about crowdfunded comics? / Matthew Murray and Mara L. Thacker
  • The whole picture : using comics and graphic novels to supplement primary source instruction and LGBTQ archives / Meagan May
  • The art of propaganda : Maoist Lianhuanhua comics as historical and visual sources / Matthew Wills
  • Holy heroes! Catholic comic books in special collections / Henry Handley, Stephanie Shreffler, and Jillian Ewalt.

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