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Comics Communities: Three Case Studies (And a Party)
Will HansenAssistant Curator of Collections
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryDuke University
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Edwin and Terry Murray Comic Book Collection
65,000+ comics, 1930s-2000s
Part of Murray Pulp Culture Collection: Fanzines, RPGs, Magazines, Books, etc.
Largest institutional collection in Southeastern US, one of the largest in the country
Supplemented by additional collecting: over 75,000 comics at Duke
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Community #1: Governor’s School
• NC East program based at Meredith College, Raleigh
• Five-week summer residential program
• For intellectually gifted rising high school seniors
• Robin Follet, class on Comic Books and Graphic Novels
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Governor’s School Session: “Pop Quiz”
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Community #2: Comics Fest
“Comics Go to College”
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Community #3: NC ComiCon
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The Library Party
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The Library Party
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Returns on Investment• Reduce intimidation factor for current and
future users
• Demonstrate that we want materials to be useful
• Increase circulation: welcome users to visit or send ???s)
• Public events = Public knowledge = Public interest
• Leverage pop culture to show why SCLs are important
• Potential donations (time, money, collections)
• Potential Friends of Library with no other connection
• Improved curatorial knowledge and understanding
• Practice with different interpretive frames