Comic books, special collections, and the academic library

Book 2023

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, tend to find their home in special collections libraries because their flimsy construction, highly acidic paper, and, occasionally, the scarcity of certain specifi...

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Acquisitions (Libraries)

Cataloging of special collections in libraries

Comic books, strips, etc

Library materials Conservation and restoration

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ISBN:

9780838939505

Description:

xviii, 305 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Chapter 1. Collecting comics
Chapter 2. The Scarcity of Comic Books in American Research Libraries
Chapter 3. Digital Comics and Critical Librarianship:
Chapter 4. Creating an Entry Point for Minicomics in an Academic Library
Chapter 5. "It's the Most Revolutionary Text There Is":1
Chapter 6. "More Deadly Than the Atom Bomb!":
Chapter 7. The Silent Voice of the Australian Comic Book:
Chapter 8. Bibliography, Print Culture, and What to Do with Comic Books in a Rare Books Library
Chapter 9. The Alain Van Passen Collection
Chapter 10. Processing Legacy Comic Book Collections in a Special Collections Library
Chapter 11. Across the Panels:
Chapter 12. Unexpected Wins:
Chapter 13. Rescuing and Cataloging Comic Books in the Newspaper Library of Mexico
Chapter 14. Surveying Three Approaches for Cataloging Comic Books Collections
Chapter 15. Mining the Silver Age:
Chapter 16. From Obscurity to Relatability:
Chapter 17. What About Crowdfunded Comics?
Chapter 18. The Whole Picture:
Chapter 19. The Art of Propaganda:
Chapter 20. Holy Heroes!
About the Authors

LCCN:

2023947743

Control Number:

3366989

Other Authors:

Beem, Randi, contributor
Bess, Marc, contributor
Borger, Nick, contributor
Bowers, Jennifer, contributor
Buschmann, Paul, contributor
Call, Elizabeth, contributor
Crowe, Katherine, contributor
Ewalt, Jillian, contributor
Flota, Brian, 1975- editor
Gebhart, Thomas, contributor
Goegebuer, Beatrijs, contributor
Handley, Henry, contributor
Hanna, Paul, contributor
Hibben, Yuki, contributor
Holt, Jon, contributor
Jackson, Cindy, contributor
Jancosek, Jordan, contributor
Keeran, Peggy, 1959- contributor
Klose, Annamarie C., contributor
Kohashi, Andrea, contributor
Loftis, Elsa, contributor
May, Meagan, contributor
Morris, Kate, 1982- editor
Murray, Matthew, contributor
Nickrand, Jessica, contributor
Nieto, Laura Nallely Hernández, contributor
Pflug, Wendy, contributor
Shreffler, Stephanie, contributor
Thacker, Mara L., contributor
Walker, Rebekah, contributor
Wee, Daniel, contributor
Weisenburg, Michael C., contributor
Wills, Matthew, contributor

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