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Here is a selection of resources on graphic novels specifically for librarians:


Introduction

Getting Started with Graphic Novels: A Guide for the Beginner - Winter 2006 issue (Vol. 46, No. 2) of RUSA's Reference & User Services Quarterly

Graphic Novel Reporter Roundtable includes:

The Graphic Novel Silver Anniversary by Andrew D. Arnold - TIME magazine article dated November 14, 2003

Graphic Novels 101: FAQ by Robin Brenner - From the March/April 2006 issue of The Horn Book Magazine

"Graphic Novel Issue." Young Adult Library Services (YALS), The Official Journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association. Volume 3, Number 4 (Summer 2005). Table of Contents.

Library Guides - Comic Books at University at Buffalo Libraries

On Writing (and Reading), the Graphic Novel by Stefan Petrucha (PDF) - January/February 2008 (Volume 36, Number 3) issue of Knowledge Quest of ALA's American Association of School Librarians (AASL, a division of ALA)

The Truth about Graphic Novels: A Format, Not a Genre, by Kristin Fletcher-Spear, Merideth Jenson-Benjamin, and Teresa Copeland (PDF) - Winter 2005 (Volume 32, Number 2) issue of The ALAN Review (ALAN=Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English)

Weiner, Robert G. Graphic Novels and Comics in Libraries and Archives: Essays on Readers, Research, History. Jefferson: Mcfarland, 2010.


Anime and Manga

The Librarian's Guide to Anime and Manga

"Cartoons from Japan have teens animated: Anime Club is outlet for their shared interest at Barberton Library" by Katie Byard and Kathy Antoniotti - January 17, 2008 story in Akron Beacon Journal

Manga Glossary and Manga Visual References at Graphic Novel Reporter

What is Manga? by Gilles Poitras (PDF) - January/February 2008 (Volume 36, Number 3) issue of Knowledge Quest of ALA's American Association of School Librarians (AASL, a division of ALA)


Help with literacy and reluctant readers

Rice, Mary. "Using Graphic Texts in Secondary Classrooms: A Tale of Endurance." English Journal, v. 101, no. 5, May 2012, p. 37-43.

Schwarz, Gretchen. "Expanding Literacies through Graphic Novels," English Journal. July 2006.

Schwarz, Gretchen. "Graphic Novels for Multiple Literacies," Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. November 2002.

Graphic Novels in My Classroom? (PowerPoint Presentation) by Jacquie McTaggart, December 2006


Library and educational organizations and groups

GNLIB: Graphic Novels in Libraries by Steve Miller

National Association of Comics Art Educators - Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom, http://www.teachingcomics.org

Kids Love Comics! - Kids Love Comics is a non-profit organization made up of comic creators, publishers, fans, educators and journalists, as well as those involved in the marketing, promotion, distribution, and retail end of the comic book medium.

Get Graphic: The World in Words and Pictures is a web site aimed at teens, parents, librarians and teachers.


Collection development

Selection Resources

Alpert, Abby. Read On Graphic Novels: Reading Lists for Every Taste. Santa Barbara, Calif: Libraries Unlimited, 2012.

Booklist Spotlight on Graphic Novels Issue, March 15, 2010.

Chipman, Ian. Classroom Connections: Graphic Novels with Science and Math Themes. Book Links, June 2010.

Fagan, Bryan D., and Jody Condit Fagan. Comic Book Collections for Libraries. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited, 2011.

Fletcher-Spear, Kristen, and Merideth Jenson-Benjamin. Library Collections for Teens: Manga and Graphic Novels. Bowie, Maryland: E L Kurdyla Publishing LLC in association with Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., New York, London, 2011.

Goldsmith, Francisca. Graphic Novels Now: Building, Managing, and Marketing a Dynamic Collection. Chicago: American Library Association, 2005.

Goldsmith, Francisca. The Readers' Advisory Guide to Graphic Novels. Chicago: American Library Association, 2010.

Gorman, Michele. Getting Graphic!: Comics for Kids. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub, 2008.

Gorman, Michele. Getting Graphic!: Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy with Preteens and Teens. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth Pub, 2003.

Graphic Novels Core Collection subscription database by H.W. Wilson.

Harris, Violet J. "Selecting Books that Children Will Want to Read," The Reading Teacher 61, no. 5 (Feb. 2008): 426-430.

Heaney, Mary Jan. "Graphic Novels: A Sure Bet for Your Library, Collection Building 26, no. 3 (2007) p. 72-76.

Kan, Kat. "Core Collection: Great Graphic Novels for Younger Readers, " Booklist 102, no. 14 (Mar. 15, 2006): 62.

Lyga, Allyson W. and Barry Lyga. Graphic Novels in Your Media Center: A Definitive Guide. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

Miller, Steve. Developing and Promoting Graphic Novel Collections. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2005.

Mooney, Maureen, "Graphic Novels for the Elementary School Audience," Library Media Connection 23, No. 4 (Jan. 2005): 20-21.

PW (Publishers Weekly) Comics Week E-Newsletter

Question Tuesday: Weeding. December 6, 2011

Serchay, David S. The Librarian's Guide to Graphic Novels for Children and Tweens. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2008.


Where to find reviews of graphic novels

Book Reviews of Graphic Novels: Resources for Teachers & Librarians

Graphic Novels reviews in School Library Journal magazine -- The latest reviews of comics, anime, superheroes, manga, and more for the K-12 audience from School Library Journal

No Flying, No Tights! by Robin Brenner -- There's a brief review of this site in the September/October 2006 issue of Knowledge Quest


Annual lists of notable and recommended titles

Annual Great Graphic Novels for Teens and Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens Lists from ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). See How the Great Graphic Novels for Teens List Comes About from Graphic Novel Reporter

Chipman, Ian. Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth: 2011. Booklist, March 15, 2011.

Chipman, Ian. Booklist Top 10 Graphic Novels (Adult): 2011. Booklist, March 15, 2011.

Note: YALSA awarded the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature in 2007 to a graphic novel, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. Graphic novels, manga and other visual literature in libraries were discussed in depth at Picturing the Story: Teen Readers Get Graphic @ your library, the preconference to YALSA's inaugural Young Adult Literature Symposium.


Collection Development Policies

Graphic Novels: Resources for Teachers & Librarians -- Collection Development Issues including Selection Guidelines, Selecting Age-Appropriate Materials, and Depiction of Women in Comics.


Public Libraries

City of Duluth (MN) Duluth Public Library - Collection Development Policy: Youth Services -- Graphic Novels

Results of Advanced Google Search: Links to collection development policies at public libraries across the USA that include mention of graphic novels inclusion


School (K-12) Libraries

Results of Advanced Google Search: Links to collection development policies at school libraries across the USA that include mention of graphic novels inclusion


Academic (college and university) Libraries

Results of Advanced Google Search: Links to collection development policies at college and university libraries across the USA that include mention of graphic novels inclusion


Cataloging Graphic Novels

Weiner, Robert G. "Graphic Novels in Libraries: One Library's Solution to the Cataloging Problem (PDF; p. 4-10 of 31-page file)." Texas Library Journal 84, no. 1 (Spring 2008): 8-16.


Special Collections - Libraries with notable graphic novels/comic books collections

Academic Libraries

Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum – Ohio State University Libraries. Also see Happy Birthday, Bill Blackbeard! (April 28, 1926 – March 10, 2011) from the library’s blog as well as Bill Blackbeard: The Collector Who Rescued the Comics (PDF) and Bill Blackbeard, The Man Who Saved Comics, Dead at 84

Browne Popular Culture Library LibGuide - Comics & Graphic Novels in the BPCL - Bowling Green State University

Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections - Northwestern University. Also see Comic Books: Superheroes of Special Collections (PDF) in the June 2011 ILA (Illinois Library Association) Reporter and McCormick Library Exhibit page, From the Heroic to the Depraved: Mainstream and Underground Comic Books at Northwestern University Library September 28, 2010 – April 15, 2011

John Philip Borger Comic Book Collection of the Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota

Michigan State University Comic Art Collection - Also see their page, Library Directory (other comics libraries)

Underground Comix Collection - Special Collections Department at Iowa State University

University of Missouri Comic Art Collection


Public Libraries

Cleveland Public Library – Youth Services - Noted in 2010 38th Edition Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers

Pasadena Public Library - La Pintoresca Branch - Unique to this branch is a comic book collection, including the history and artwork of comics, cartooning and animation.

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library – Popular Library/Teen Department - Noted in 2010 38th Edition Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers


Challenges assistance and controversy

With the increase in adding graphic novels to library collections has come challenges to their inclusion in a library's collection. ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has heard reports of over a dozen challenges to graphic novels in the past few years. Although the process for responding to a challenge to graphic novels should be no different from the response for any printed media, the visual materials adds complexity.

From the Cooperative Children's Book Center Intellectual Freedom (IF) Information Services of the University of Wisconsin-Madison - Questions and Answers on Intellectual Freedom: What IF . . . Library: I am very concerned about starting to collect graphic novels. Just the phrase "graphic novel" makes some adults pale, and that’s before they've even cracked a cover. Once they look inside, I'm worried the violence in some might be off-putting as well. I know that many kids see worse on T.V., but I don’t know if our board, or even my colleagues, understands or will remember that when they look inside some of the ones I've seen. How can I defend selecting some of them for the library?

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community of retailers, creators, publishers, librarians, and readers. The CBLDF provides legal referrals, representation, advice, assistance, and education in furtherance of these goals.

Dealing with Challenges to Graphic Novels from ALA's office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)

Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librarians (2006) Prepared by the National Coalition Against Censorship, the American Library Association, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Graphic Novels & Censorship of Graphic Novels: Resources for Teachers & Librarians

VIDEO: My, Those Novels Certainly Are... Graphic!!! at the 2009 ALA Annual Conference on July 13, 2009 Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 12:04 PM -- Cartoons, comic books, and graphic novels have always been touchstones for controversy. In recent years, there have been some high profile cases of censorship of these materials in libraries and schools across the country. A panel of creators will discuss their works and censorship of comics and graphic novels. Co-sponsored by the Association of American Publishers and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Speakers: Neil Gaiman, Terry Moore, and Craig Thompson. Moderated by Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.


Vendors

Brodart Graphic Novels for librarians

Diamond Bookshelf for librarians - Diamond Comics Distributors


Book Clubs

Karp, Jesse. Using Graphic Novels in Book Clubs. Booklist, March 15, 2011.

Reinventing the Book Club: Graphic Novels as Educational Heavyweights by Jonathan Seyfried (PDF) - January/February 2008 (Volume 36, Number 3) issue of Knowledge Quest of ALA's American Association of School Librarians (AASL, a division of ALA)


Events

(roughly chronological order)

Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention (shows throughout the year)

All 2012 Wizard World Comic Cons

Image Comic Expo in Oakland, CA (February)

C2E2: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (March)

Wizard World Toronto (April}

WonderCon in San Francisco (April)

Kids' Comic Con (April)

Wizard World Anaheim (April)

Wizard World Big Apple (New York) Spring Edition (May)

Wizard World Philadelphia (May-June)

Comic-Con International in San Diego (July)

Wizard World Chicago (August)

Dragon*Con in Atlanta (September)

Wizard World New England (Boston)(September)

Wizard World Big Apple (New York) (September)

New York Comic Con (October) and New York Anime Festival (October)

Wizard World Mid-Ohio (Columbus) (September)

Wizard World Austin (October)

Wizard World Atlanta (December)

Wizard World New Orleans (TBD for 2013)


Additional Resources

Graphic Novels and Libraries Bookmarks via Delicious.com -- Resources for libraries to collect graphic novels, for librarians and educators to teach literacy using graphic novels.
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