Marvelous MangaThe Power of Manga

in aSecondary School Library

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Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Queen’s University

Dr. Peggy MacInnis, Sir Robert L Borden BTI

… the story of our Collaboration

• 08-09 email; visit Borden

• 09-10 Research Project Planning; implementation; analysis;

presentation

Article: Teaching Librarian It’s a Super Sign-Out Day!

OLA Conference Proposal Submission

• 10-11 Research Project: Part II Planning/design

OLA Presentation

Circulation Statistics

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5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11

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9,937 +

21,727

25,215

18,904

5,7452,450

1,897

Circulation: TDSB SE Sept-Dec

2010

June 2008

Toronto Star: June 2009

Collection Size: Manga

•From 0 – 4,075 in 7 ½ years

Then …

“…have you thought about buying…”

Now: A-C & Marvel, Bone etc

Now: D-Q

Now:

R-Z

Now: other Graphic Novels

New Graphic Novels

Manga

Data Base

Stars

Number

Bold

Selection/Shopping: DB

4) Email Labyrinth: requests in Bold

5) Dan fills boxes; visits GNC

6) Students systematically select books

Selection/Shopping cont.

7) Book Talks by Dan Merisanu

Selection/Shopping cont.

8) Students make final choices

9) Book Spines are photocopied

10) Invoice emailed: payment

11) New books processed & added to DB

12) New DB placed by circulation computer

Selection/Shopping cont.

Student Excursion

• 1) small group of students selected to represent GNC

• 2) visit Graphic Novel Store– e.g. The Beguiling or The Labyrinth

Student Excursion cont.

• 1) students select books; verify with DB

• 2) whole day event: Library is closed

• 3) Travel by TTC; shop; load bags and backpacks; lunch location chosen by students; students carry books back to school; arrange new books on trolley by alpha title for photocopying (to create a record)

Shopping: Dr Mac

• 1) DB to Chapters

• 2) DB to OLA Conference vendors

• 3) DB to TDSB Resource Fair

Selection Criteria

1) No nudity

2) Durable binding

3) Quality of drawing

e.g. Naruto

Knowing Your Readers:Sir Robert L Borden BTI

• Vocational school• 515 students: 66% male• Applied & Locally-Developed courses• Reading, writing, math & social skills at a

Grade 3-6 level• 41% have formal Special Education

identification• 65% go directly to work following

graduation

Borden: Location

• TDSB: Morningside & Kingston Road

• Located within a community that has – a high crime rate, – substance abuse issues– low socioeconomic status

Correlation? More students reading, more students graduating.

Reading Engagement

• Special education and reluctant readers often dislike reading.

• The first step in becoming a reader is

engagement (Guthrie & Humenick, 2004).

• Choice produces engaged readers (Guthrie & Humenick, 2004, Morrow, 2002).

• Amount of voluntary reading strong predictor of reading performance and academic success (Fielding, Wilson & Anderson, 1986).

• Greater access to books correlates with better reading scores.

What’s Happening with Manga?

• Information presented in two modalities. Dual Coding Theory (Clark & Pavio, 1991).

• Information that is presented & encoded in verbal memory & visual memory is retained better. (Processed by different parts of the brain).