Comments on: Academic Libraries discover graphic novels http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:33:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-625905 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:34:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-625905 Shaun--yes, MSU's collection is legendary, as is Ohio State's. The difference is that this is "special collections": restricted access, scholarly use only. Columbia doesn't have many comics in its special collections, but my goal was to build up the presence of comics and GNs in the general, circulating collection. Mark Coale--I would encourage donations, too!! My budget is still pretty small... Shaun–yes, MSU’s collection is legendary, as is Ohio State’s. The difference is that this is “special collections”: restricted access, scholarly use only. Columbia doesn’t have many comics in its special collections, but my goal was to build up the presence of comics and GNs in the general, circulating collection.

Mark Coale–I would encourage donations, too!! My budget is still pretty small…

]]> by: Shaun http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-618720 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:09:36 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-618720 Michigan State University's Special Collections Library has a large collection of comic books, both foreign and domestic. The librarian who manages it never seems to run out of items to catalog because people keep donating their comic books to the library. Michigan State University’s Special Collections Library has a large collection of comic books, both foreign and domestic.

The librarian who manages it never seems to run out of items to catalog because people keep donating their comic books to the library.

]]> by: Mark Coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617528 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:38:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617528 I would also encourage creators or publishers to donate their books to the local university library (assuming of course they're intersted). I know that's what I did with Bowling Green's Popular Culture library when I wrote my book a few years ago. (Of course, I was also giving back to my old department at the same time.) I would also encourage creators or publishers to donate their books to the local university library (assuming of course they’re intersted).

I know that’s what I did with Bowling Green’s Popular Culture library when I wrote my book a few years ago. (Of course, I was also giving back to my old department at the same time.)

]]> by: Karen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617327 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:40:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617327 Hi, BradyDale! I'm glad Cornell has met your needs, although I'm not sure how much more advanced I'd say Cornell is than Columbia. We certainly had McCloud's book on our shelves well before I began the collection--but it was in the undergraduate collection, not the main reearch collection. What we didn't have was a dedicated budget or a coherent collection development strategy--that's what I was able to implement. I'm glad to hear that Cornell has been able to instill such loyalty in you--that's terrific! Hi, BradyDale! I’m glad Cornell has met your needs, although I’m not sure how much more advanced I’d say Cornell is than Columbia. We certainly had McCloud’s book on our shelves well before I began the collection–but it was in the undergraduate collection, not the main reearch collection. What we didn’t have was a dedicated budget or a coherent collection development strategy–that’s what I was able to implement. I’m glad to hear that Cornell has been able to instill such loyalty in you–that’s terrific!

]]> by: BradyDale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617056 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:14:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/12/10/the-origin-story-comixology/#comment-617056 Interesting, but this is not true for all of the Ivy Libraries. Cornell had a much more advanced library system (and I'm not just talking about comics). I read UNDERSTANDING COMICS back in like 1997 and I checked it out off the shelves in one of the many campus libraries. They had lots of other comicbooks, too. When I leave this Earth, my comic and graphic novel collection will be bequeathed to that library. I don't know who's going to pay for the UHAUL, but I should be able to figure it out by then. I know they will want it. Interesting, but this is not true for all of the Ivy Libraries. Cornell had a much more advanced library system (and I’m not just talking about comics). I read UNDERSTANDING COMICS back in like 1997 and I checked it out off the shelves in one of the many campus libraries. They had lots of other comicbooks, too. When I leave this Earth, my comic and graphic novel collection will be bequeathed to that library. I don’t know who’s going to pay for the UHAUL, but I should be able to figure it out by then. I know they will want it.

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