Comic Cons and Libraries: Opportunities for Patron Outreach

Schneider, E.A.; Cannon, Peter

doi:10.1080/01616846.2019.1648943

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“…One of the most exciting aspects of cons is the welcoming nature of organizers and attendees. Schneider and Cannon (2020) demonstrate that con attendees are already primed to use libraries and appreciate librarians, and this is borne out in our own experiences at cons. When you go to a con identifying as a librarian, you are already a long way towards amassing goodwill.…”

Section: Cons Like Librariansmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…We did find a limited number of targeted studies in our search of the literature. Schneider and Cannon (2020) published an article that used quantitative data gathered through surveying attendees at the 2019 Tampa Bay Comic Convention. Unlike our own survey (described below), which was designed to elicit the attitudes of librarians towards actual and potential attendance at cons, Schneider and Cannon's study looked at con attendees' attitudes towards libraries and comic books.…”

Section: Con-vergencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Brett

2020

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Popular culture conventions (cons) can be powerful opportunities for library outreach, but they are underutilized or ignored as possibilities for many libraries. This article summarizes the results of a survey of libraries concerning their own con attendance/non-attendance as well as perceived benefits and actual barriers to attending. We also discuss our own experiences attending cons, including lessons learned and benefits gained by our own institution.

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Section: Cons Like Librariansmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Con-vergencementioning

confidence: 99%

Con-vergence

Laddusaw

Brett

2020

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“…Entre estas actividades destacan las presencias en los Salones de Cómic o incluso la organización de ferias propias, sobre lo que hay bastante bibliografía. Los bibliotecarios, literalmente, pueden pescar usuarios en estas convenciones, donde muchos asistentes no piensan en las bibliotecas como recurso para su afición (Schneider;Cannon, 2020). Y, como reverso, la famosa San Diego Comic-Con International tradicionalmente coorganiza con la biblioteca pública local la Comic Conference for Librarians and Educators.…”

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CÃ³mics en bibliotecas: Â¿sigue mejorando su aceptaciÃ³n y presencia?

Gallo-León

2021

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The aim of this article is to present the positive evolution of the presence of comics in libraries while also identifying the reasons why their effective incorporation into libraries continues to be nonuniform rather than generalized. Large comic collections are not common in Spain, and the few examples present in most centers continue to be considered a strange element among other formats. Although some misunderstanding from librarians may persist, we identify some known difficulties regarding their inclusion, including persistent problems regarding their acquisition, a preference for other formats due to budget shortfalls, and the difficulty regarding the bibliographic processing of comics. Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es, por un lado, mostrar cómo ha evolucionado la valoración de la presencia del cómic en las bibliotecas; y, por otro, identificar algunos factores por los que su incorporación efectiva y real sigue siendo desigual y no generalizada, pues las grandes comictecas no abundan en España, y los escasos ejemplares presentes en la mayoría de los centros siguen apareciendo como un elemento extraño entre otros formatos. Al margen de que pueda seguir habiendo cierta incomprensión desde el entorno bibliotecario, identificamos algunas dificultades ya conocidas para su extensión. Entre ellas, los persistentes problemas para su adquisición; la preferencia de compra de otros formatos ante la escasez presupuestaria; y la dificultad en el tratamiento bibliotecario de los cómics con multitud de formatos difícilmente compatibles entre sí.

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“…A discussion of the social aspects of comics reading would not be complete without acknowledging the popular notion that comics readership exists hand-in-hand with fandom, an idea that libraries in the U.S. have worked to adopt to their advantage (Exner, 2012; Schneider and Cannon, 2020) to garner patron interest. Fandom, especially at it relates to comics, suggests that individuals interested in a particular cultural artifact not only enjoy the that artifact but also take part in creating around that artifact as well.…”

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“It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now’”: The social aspects of U.S. emerging adults’ comics reading histories

Moeller

2021

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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The common image of a reader is that of a person alone with a book, but reading is actually a social activity. The purpose of this study was to examine the ways in which social aspects influenced a group of emerging adults’ comics reading when they were children and/or teens. Data was collected by surveying and conducting semi-structured interviews with 34 emerging adults in the Southeast region of the United States about their comics reading histories. The research findings describe who the participants felt had the most impact on their comics reading, as well as the extent to which the participants felt that they belonged to a community of comics readers. Significantly, the participants’ notion of comics readers as “nerds” emerged from the data, which the participants largely connected to gender, and which participant Lauren noted, “It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now.’” The implications of these findings suggest that some of these participants felt that there was a social cost to comics reading. Suggestions for making comics reading more accessible for more readers are discussed.

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Comic Cons and Libraries: Opportunities for Patron Outreach

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CÃ³mics en bibliotecas: Â¿sigue mejorando su aceptaciÃ³n y presencia?

“It’s not something I’ve really thought about ‘til now’”: The social aspects of U.S. emerging adults’ comics reading histories

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