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Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT)
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The Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table of the American Library Association is dedicated to supporting library staff in all aspects of engaging with graphic novels and comics, including collection development, programming, and advocacy.
Related materials can be found at the ALA Archives, Record Group 37.Collections in this community
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(2023-06)Following the establishment of “Manga” as a subject and genre in November 2022, the GNCRT Metadata and Cataloging Committee approached the Library of Congress about proposing terms for manga subgenres, to continue improving ...
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(2023)At the PCC Operations Committee meeting on May 6, 2022, librarians from multiple institutions questioned the ban on compound terms in the LCGFT vocabulary, favoring the inclusion of such terms as “Paranormal romance fiction.” ...
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(2023)In an email exchange discussing their endorsement of the Report of the GNCRT Metadata and Cataloging Committee on the Inclusion of Manga in the LCGFT Vocabulary, the PCC Standing Committee on Standards expressed a hope ...
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(2022)Comics cataloging can be complicated. Libraries serve both community constituencies (public) and highly selective constituencies (school or special libraries) using various discovery platforms. These differing audiences ...
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(2022)In December 2021, the American Library Association’s Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) voted to form a joint working group with the Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table’s Metadata and Cataloging Committee (GNCRT). This ...
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(2022)At the PCC Operations Committee meeting on May 6, 2022, librarians from multiple institutions questioned the lack of “Manga” as an accepted term in the LCGFT vocabulary, and expressed a desire to have manga added to the ...
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