...Liorah Golomb Purpose The purpose of this paper is to encourage and assist collection of adult‐level, graphic novels and book‐length comics by women, and to demonstrate the breadth and depth of such work. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides a brief history of women and independent...

... and comics and of current teen‐oriented graphic novels with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning of sexual orientation (GLBTQ) content in Canada and the USA. It also provides a context for negotiating intellectual freedom and collection management policy issues, and suggestions...

... the apathy usually felt toward reading assignments”. Further, Leckbee (2005, p. 31) offers some very inspiring thoughts about the use and place of graphic novels for students: Unlike the cartoon, comic strip, or comic book, the graphic novel is complete within itself and provides a beginning, middle...

...Chris Matz Comic books are finally being recognized as a scholarly medium in literature, art, history, popular culture, and many other fields of study. Blanket disapproval of comic books, however, continues in all but a few academic libraries. Librarians do face philosophical and practical...