Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library
Graphic Novels, Manga, and More
Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library
Graphic Novels, Manga, and More
Description
An engaging guide for all librarians looking to incorporate comics into their libraries. This second edition is packed with practical ways to address book bans, new cataloguing guidelines, and updated publishing and sales information.
This in-depth and expansive guide on the importance of comics in the library covers a range of topics.
· “What Is a Comic?” reviews the medium and its history
· “How to Acquire Comics?” details what comics best suit your community and how to make them accessible for all readers
· “Comic Conventions” provides new and useful information on assembling comic programs and events for all ages to increase engagement
This new edition emphasizes the topics of censorship and book bans and how to defend your comic collection against rising threats to their inclusion in your library. It provides reimagined ways to promote and expand the incorporation of comics into your library collection and new and proven testimonials from professionals. Timely topics such as graphic medicine, comics in the curriculum, comics in special collections, and even using comics in professional development help librarians get the most out of this popular format.
You'll learn how to expand your library catalog to include an array of comics and display them in a way that reaches out to new members of your community and new ways to engage with your existing comics collection.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 What Is a Comic?
2 A Brief History of Comics in Libraries
3 Acquiring Comics
4 Making Comics Accessible
5 Defending Comics from Censorship
6 Comics Programs
7 Hosting a Comic Convention
8 Promoting Comics
9 Comics and the Curriculum
10 Comics in Special Collections
11 Graphic Medicine
12 Comics as Professional Development
Bibliography
Appendix
Index
Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9798216195337 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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