02938nam 2200577 a 450 991045139150332120200520144314.00-8389-9803-8(CKB)1000000000345646(EBL)289078(OCoLC)476043526(SSID)ssj0000165104(PQKBManifestationID)11924509(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165104(PQKBWorkID)10142909(PQKB)11479689(MiAaPQ)EBC4713500(MiAaPQ)EBC289078(Au-PeEL)EBL4713500(CaPaEBR)ebr10194725(OCoLC)960753219(Au-PeEL)EBL289078(EXLCZ)99100000000034564620050506d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGraphic novels now[electronic resource] building, managing, and marketing a dynamic collection /Francisca GoldsmithChicago American Library Association20051 online resource (233 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8389-0904-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Why graphic novels now? : modern readers, modern libraries -- What is the right word for a book that looks like this? : definitions -- What is good? : finding reviews and developing collections -- How can I deal with Pigeons from hell? : maintaining graphic novel collections -- Can readers find your library's graphic novels? : classification and descriptive cataloging -- How does the collection find new readers? : marketing and promotion -- How can you put legs on your graphic novels? : creating programs to get the collection up and walking -- The politics of graphic novels.In 1992, Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, won the Pulitzer Prize. The genre has been growing ever since, appealing to the visual-oriented Gen-X and Gen-Y, as well as to reluctant readers, those of all ages seeking alternative viewpoints, and anyone willing to take both image and word into consideration. Graphic Novels Now helps librarians new to the genre with all the key issues related to these unique books. Expert author Francisca Goldsmith shares smart advice, from how to develop a well-rounded collection by finding reviews and reliable publishers and distributors to shelving, catalLibrariesSpecial collectionsGraphic novelsGraphic novelsUnited StatesElectronic books.LibrariesSpecial collectionsGraphic novels.Graphic novels025.2/77415973Goldsmith Francisca1029309MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451391503321Graphic novels now2445634UNINA