ALLISON OSBORNJOHNATHAN WILSON

TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY

Comic Books and Academia: One Library’s Participation in

Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day

Annual comic book promotionStarted in 2002First Saturday in MayVariety of comics

Partnering

Start earlyStore locatorContacted local comic book shopStudent SurveyIssues

Promoting your collection

Different collection than public and school libraries

Identified holdings within our catalogAdded notes to the catalog record

Marketing

PostersSocial MediaDigital SignHand-drawn whiteboard

Display

Pulled graphic novels from the collectionAdvertised event and encouraged circulationSuperhero mobile

Guest Speaker

Partnered with English departmentDoctoral studentPresented on comic books in higher

education

Ties to Academia

NursingHistoryPsychologyLiterature

Preservation

Digitally archived in the Pioneer Open Access Repository (POAR)

Stored in the university archives

Outcomes

Identify graphic novels in our collectionPartner with on and off campus organizationsFun with our students and staff

Questions?

Resources

Comic shop locator: http://www.comicshoplocator.com/storelocator

Diamond Bookshelf article on partnering with your local comic shop: http://www.diamondbookshelf.com/Home/1/1/20/823?articleID=142933

Official Free Comic Book Day site: www.freecomicbookday.com

POAR : http://poar.twu.edu