Libraries, manga, and graphic novels
Posted on | November 22, 2009 | 2 Comments
Robin Brenner has a very interesting post up at Good Comics for Kids, where she does some number-crunching with her manga and graphic novel circulation statistics. The most popular series aren’t what you might predict, which shows why it pays to pay close attention to circulation and patron requests when doing collection development for this type of library collection.
I haven’t tried out this database myself, but I thought it was interesting that Alexander Street Press is putting out a database dedicated to comics and graphic novels scholarship. The focus is on underground and independent comics. This looks like it will be worth checking out for anyone doing academic research in this area.
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November 30th, 2009 @ 10:29 am
Hello- My name is Lisa Matthews and I am the Special Projects Coordinator for the Robeson County Public Library System. We would love to continue to offer the children of our rural community fun and exciting reading materials, but due to recent budget constraints that is almost impossible.. Our community is the third poorest county in the United States making us the poorest in North Carolina. And with these tough economic times the children of our area are the ones who are suffering. Your books would be perfect for our collection giving the children something to look forward to when entering our doors. Would you ever consider donating any of your titles to help us? Any amount would help and greatly be appreciated.. Thank you for your time, consideration and the devotion to our children, Lisa Matthews,RCPL101 N Chestnut StreetLumberton, North Carolina28358 910-738-4859
November 30th, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
I think you would find a better response if you posted your project on donors choose and informed bloggers via e-mail, instead of posting comments on blogs.