"Zap! Whoosh! Kerplow!" Build High-Quality Graphic Novel Collections with Impact.

Bruggeman, Lora

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ERIC Number: EJ537976

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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"Zap! Whoosh! Kerplow!" Build High-Quality Graphic Novel Collections with Impact.

Bruggeman, Lora

School Library Journal, v43 n1 p22-27 Jan 1997

Discusses graphic novels and visual literacy and notes the increases in the graphic novels budget at Downers Grove (Illinois) Public Library. Outlines seven steps to developing a graphics collection. Sidebars highlight popular titles, award-winners, and Web sites for librarians just learning about graphic novels. (AEF)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Budgets, Childrens Literature, Comics (Publications), Graphic Arts, Library Collection Development, Library Funding, Library Materials, Literary Genres, Novels, Popular Culture, Public Libraries, Visual Aids, Visual Literacy, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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