You Want to Do What? : Graphic Novels in an Academic Library

摘要

In the spring of 2015,a series of coincidental events took place at the Kraemer Family Library at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs: we had a faculty member approach the librarians with a request for us to be involved in the annual Denver ComicCon and noticed that more faculty on campus were using graphic novels in their classrooms. This led a group of librarians to question whether the library was truly meeting the graphic novel needs of the campus. Specifically, we wondered if more students than we were aware of were interested in graphic novels and if the demand was being met. In order to explore that question, we designed a student feedback survey and began to reach out to faculty already integrating pop culture materials into their curriculum.