Graphic Novel Collections in Academic ARL Libraries

Autor/in	Wagner, Cassie
Titel	Graphic Novel Collections in Academic ARL Libraries
Quelle	In: College & Research Libraries, 71 (2010) 1, S.42-48 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0870
DOI	10.5860/crl.71.1.42
Schlagwörter	Novels; Cartoons; Picture Books; Academic Libraries; Library Materials; Library Administration; Reading Material Selection; Literary Genres; Science Fiction; Budgets + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Novel; Roman; Zeichentrickfilm; Picture book; Bilderbuch; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Literarische Form; Finanzhaushalt
Abstract	This study examines the extent to which ARL academic libraries collect graphic novels. Using a core list of 176 titles developed from winners of major comics industry awards and a library-focused "best of" list, the holdings of 111 ARL academic libraries were searched using the libraries' online catalogs. Results suggest that most of the libraries studied do not aggressively collect graphic novels. Also examined were associations between date of publication, prior serialization, overall collection size, monograph budget, and ARL ranking and graphic novel holdings. To better serve scholarly research in this area of increasing interest, libraries will need to reexamine their collecting policies. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01