Central Library, JNU cordially invites you to the 27th Library Lecture Series and Outreach Programme Topic: Building an International Comic Collection in an Academic Library Issues and Challenges Speaker Ms. Mara L. Thacker Assistant Professor and The South Asian Studies Librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chairperson: Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University Date: Wednesday, 07th December 2016 at 3.30 pm Venue: Committee Room, Central Library, JNU About the talk: Selecting comics from overseas, especially when there are language issues involved, can present special issues in terms of identifying the cannon for that area, acquiring the materials, cataloging and processing the materials, and then finally finding the user base and marketing the collection. In this presentation, I will explore the issues and challenges related to building an international comic collection using the University of Illinois’ South Asian comic collection as a case study. I will begin with a brief history of the Illinois collection and of comic arts in South Asia, followed by a discussion of how the collection was acquired and made accessible to library patrons. I will also discuss marketing and assessment of the collection. Attendees will consider the value of building international comics collections, how comics studies is evolving within academia, and leave with ideas and best practices about approaches for starting their own comic collections. About the Speaker: Mara Thacker is an assistant professor and the South Asian Studies Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research is focused on trends in area studies librarianship with a focus on niche collections, and public engagement and outreach. She has used this research to foreground her work to build and market the largest collection of South Asian comics in a North American research library. Mara is also currently serving as secretary on the executive board of the Committee on South Asian Libraries and Documentation (CONSALD). ************************************ Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian & Chair- ETD 2015 India Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66@gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile:http://lib.jnu.ac.in/Ramesh_C_Gaur -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.