Outline 1000 Graphic Novels!! Intro to Graphic Novels for the 1000 GNs for the BNQ Bibliothèque nationale du ִThe Mandate Documents Québec Users The Strategyִ Images remouved The Tools because ofִ Awards copyright Creators Olivier Charbonneau, CLA, June 2005 Publisher Librarian and researcher The Listִ Concordia University How to get it… CLA ~ 2005
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Format Market Production Main access Users – at the Octogone Library (LaSalle) Strategy cycles point Sum % Gender Japan Serials + Market 15-20 pages Heroes, Age Female Male Total (manga ) reprints segmentation per week genres, artist A- 12 or less 5% 10% 15% Language B- 13-15 10% 13% 23% .Franco- Album de BD Luxury items 1 page per Heroes, C- 16-17 4% 7% 11% ִ31% English spk Europe week genres, artist D- 18-21 3% 8% 11% .E- 22-25 3% 3% ִ69% French spk .Comic book Superheroes, 28 pages per Heroes, artist F- 26-29 4% 6% 9% ִ¾ of English spk USA CB Stores month G- 30-39 6% 4% 9% H- 40-49 6% 6% 11% Are younger than 22 Comic strips Newspapers, Daily, single or Hero, artist I- 50-59 2% 4% 6% merchandising 4-5 panels J- 60 + 2% 2% Total 38% 62% 100% Sequential Book-lenght I’m an artist! Inspiration… Artist art (autobio.) CLA ~ 2005 CLA ~ 2005
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Library Titles (T) or Documents (D) of 1- Are GNs the main reason for your visit? bandes dessinées Québec (Minerva) - 2004 8 916 (T) Gender No Yes Total Montréal (Gulliver) - 2004 13 937 (T) L’Octogone (LaSalle) 7 406 (T) Female 22% 16% 38% Le Prévot 5 859 (T) Côte-des-Neiges 5 387 (T) Male 19% 44% 62% Plateau-Mont-Royal 5 098 (T) Total 41% 59% 100% 11% are La Petite-Patrie 3 717 (T) Centrale Adultes 3 516 (T) males Hochelaga 1 759 (T) 6- Do you use other services? Europe - 2002 younger CNBDI, Angoulême, France 14 000 (D) Gender No Yes Total Bibliothèque Jean-Pierre Melville, 13e arrondissement, Paris 8 300 (D) than 22 Médiathèque municipale, Les Ulis 7 000 (D) Female 3% 35% 38% Médiathèque municipale Louis Aragon, Le Mans 4 500 (T) Male 12% 50% 62% that read Médiathèque Fellini, Montpellier 3 000 (D) Bibliothèque François Villon, 12e arrondissement, Paris 2 600 (D) Total 15% 85% 100% only Bibliothèque Place des Fêtes, 19e arrondissement, Paris 2 400 (D) BDs\GNs Bandes dessinées holdings for a selection of libraries (2004) CLA ~ 2005 CLA ~ 2005
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