Category: Collection Development
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Manga for Middle Grades: A Delicate Balance
Middle grade collection development for manga is probably the trickiest grade band of them all. As a transitional period, you are purchasing titles for students who range drastically in maturity and stages of adolescent development. Because middle school is really a time when students are starting to understand the world and push on boundaries, it […]
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Purchasing Manga & Light Novels for Elementary School Librarians and Children’s Librarians: Tips, Titles, and a Plea to Publishers
This is by far the topic I receive the most requests to cover, and my previous posting has the highest views. So, I thought it was time to put some of this into writing, put in some updates, and also put in some additional contexts. Tips for Collection Development When it comes to purchasing manga […]
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Light Novels: An Updated Introduction
Light Novel Recommendations: Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share
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Manga & the Supply Chain
Why can’t you find manga for your school library? I explain what’s going on with the current manga drought. Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share Sources:
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Manga Publishers: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know (And Probably More Than That)
Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share Resources: VIZ: https://www.viz.com/ https://twitter.com/VIZMedia TOKYOPOP: https://twitter.com/TOKYOPOP Red Bard’s Video’s on TOKYOPOP: https://youtu.be/gbKFejwLlUY https://youtu.be/sfvWvKHxUmo Kodansha: https://kodansha.us/ https://twitter.com/KodanshaManga Dark Horse: https://twitter.com/DarkHorseComics Seven Seas Entertainment: https://sevenseasentertainment.com/ https://twitter.com/gomanga Drawn & Quarterly: https://drawnandquarterly.com/ https://twitter.com/DandQ Fantagraphics (previously […]
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Digital Manga: Purchasing on Overdrive!
Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Like what I do? Consider supporting my school library by purchasing a student request! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YFUM4D17XWD1?ref_=wl_share
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Manga for Middle Grades (Collection Development for Grades 6-8)
Title List Check out this week’s episode of School Librarians United, where Julie Stivers talks about her Anime Club, and brings along a panel of marvelous students!: Anime Club Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Help support my ability to take time to make these videos: https://ko-fi.com/mangalibrarian
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Manga for Kids (Collection Development for Elementary K-5)
Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Help support my ability to take time to make these videos: https://ko-fi.com/mangalibrarian
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Manga for Librarians Who Don’t Quite Get the Hype
Title List Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/manga_librarian Help support my ability to take time to make these videos: https://ko-fi.com/mangalibrarian
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Fanservice & Moe: Manga Issues for Consideration in Collection Development
Manga and Women: Buying Manga for School Libraries in the #MeToo Era: https://mangalibrarian.com/2019/03/13… Follow me on Twitter for more manga talk: https://twitter.com/vaguelylibrary… Help support my ability to take time to make these videos: https://ko-fi.com/mangalibrarian…
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