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Graphic Novels?

There are numerous definitions for the term graphic novel. Creators, publishers, readers or collectors of graphic novels, may define them differently.

For my research I am using the definition of U.S. librarian Steve Raiteri.

Graphic novels are trade paperback or hardcover books consisting of work in comic-book form.

Graphic novels may be book-length stories, collections of stories and works of non-fiction. This does not include collections of comic strips such as Garfield or Peanuts.

Graphic novels are a format and thus include many different genres.

December 2009

Thesis submitted for examination

September 2008

Paper "Teenagers' Reality" presented at the ALIA and SLA Seminar Series for Information Professionals: Reality 2.0 held in Brisbane 11 September 2008 & also presented at Toowoomba Library 15 September 2008.

June 2008

Teenagers talking about reading and libraries published in Australian Academic and Research Libraries (peer-reviewed) and available online

January 2008

Enticing teenagers into the library published in Library Review (peer-reviewed) and available online

November 2007

Paper, with some analysis of results, presented at RAILS 4

July-September 2007

Interviews with school and public librarians who have graphic novel collections

March 2007

Researching Graphic Novels and Their Teenage Readers published in LIBRES (peer-reviewed) and available online

October-November 2006

Focus groups with teenagers held in local Perth high schools

October 2006

Graphic novels: Telling tales visually published in Synergy and available online

September 2006

Paper, with some analysis of results, presented at RAILS 3

July 2006

Graphic novels: Telling tales visually presented at the 7th ACLAR conference

May 2006

Paper presented at the Great Southern Regional Meeting, WA

January-March 2006

Survey of Australian public libraries conducted

October 2005

Candidacy achieved

June 2005

Literature review published in Young Adult Library Services

February 2005

PhD research project commenced