To all interested LMnetters who have graphic novels/comic books in their
libraries.....
Hello! Thanks for agreeing to serve as a case study for my upcoming book from
Libraries Unlimited about graphic novels in the media center.
All you need to do is answer the questions below fully and to the best of your
ability. Don't worry -- we'll proofread your answers before we publish!
Let me know if it's OK to use your name, school name, and location. If you prefer
not, I'll just identify you by initials and state.
Also, if you answer the questions and send them back to me by October 1, I'll send
you a free copy of the book once it's published.
Thanks again for your help and LMK if you have any questions of your own!
Allyson
1. When did you begin incorporating graphic novels into your collection?
2. What titles do you have?
3. What grade levels does your collection serve?
4. What motivated you to use graphic novels in your collection?
5. Did you encounter any resistance (from parents, administrators, teachers, etc.)
to using graphic novels in your collection? If yes, what sort and how did you
overcome it?
6. What has been the response of your patrons, parents, teachers, and community to
having graphic novels in your collection?
7. How have graphic novels in your collection affected recreational reading habits
in boys? In girls?
8. Have teachers in your school used graphic novels in lessons?
9. Please describe your school system and school. (City, rural, etc.)
10. Do graphic novels circulate more often than other books? Less often? The same?
11. What is the most popular graphic novel in your co 12. What advice would you
give to other media specialists who are considering incorporating graphic novels
into their collections?
13. What curricular connections have you made with graphic novels and your schools
curricula? (Please give examples of titles and content areas.)
14. What is YOUR favorite graphic novel? Why?
15. How do you catalog graphic novels?
16. Do you tend to buy softcover or hardcover graphic novels?
17. Do you have subscriptions to various titles? (In other words, are there
particular series you follow faithfully?)
18. How do you buy your graphic novels? Do you work with a book jobber or with your
local comic book store?
19. What resources do you use to develop your graphic novel collection?
20. How do you decide which graphic novels to buy?
21. In your opinion, what do graphic novels offer a school environment that text
books do not?
22. How do graphic novels meet the needs of reluctant readers?
23. Anything else you'd like to add?
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