Issues of YA information behaviors and library services to YAs

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Issues of YA information behaviors and library
services to YAs

• Dr. Betty Marcoux
• LIS 566
• Winter Quarter 2007
• Module 2 Lecture 1

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Lecture Structure

• Beginning
• Terms
• Research regarding YA behaviors
• Connections between research and practice
  observations
  
• Middle
• Graphic novels and zines why they appeal to YAs
• Models of YA development
• End
• Readings
• Discussion questions
• Announcements

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Terms to Understand

• Fugitive literacy
• Graphic novel-Comic book-Zine Manga - Anime
• Blog-IM-MySpace-Facebook-YouTube
• Social purpose of information

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Radical change E. Dresang

• Assumptions
• Children are capable and seeking connection
• The digital environment nurtures childrens
  capabilities
  
• Handheld books offer digital-age connections
• Adults and youth are partners in the digital
  world
  
• Changes in books for children/YAs
• Changing forms/formats
• Changing perspectives (multiple entry points to
  info)
  
• Changing boundaries (what is ok for children/YAs
  to have/use)
  
• Internet influence

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Recent Research on YA information behaviors

• 1995 poll 25 library users teens
• 13 yr. olds 2005 poll
• 2/3 believe it is harder to be a teen today than
  it was for their parents
  
• World is getting worse for them than their
  parents
  
• http//www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1
  088701,00.html http//www.time.com/time/magazine
  /article/0,9171,1088706,00.html
  
• Dont have time to really do learning as was
  done before (fugitive literacy)
  
• YA now have own sense of what is literacy for
  them
  

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YAs Reading Matters (2006)

• Mature partners
• 56 of 500 read more than 10 books per year
  (2002)
  
• 30 of 6400 respondents (2002) read to not be
  bored
  
• YAs tend to use reading for identity development

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In practice with this YA behavior information

• Re-activate the desire to read/learn
• Learn the landscape of YA literature
• Learn the various definitions of literacy by YAs
• Work on understanding the developmental coming
  outs of YAs and information needs.
  

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What is a graphic novel?Why not just another
comic book?
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An Award winning Graphic Novel

• MAUS biographical Holocaust story on the
  experiences of his father and how he manages to
  survive the Auschwitz death camp.
  
• 1992 Art Speigelman Pulitzer Prize
• Graphic and horrific

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Graphic Novels sell to YAs

• Comic book specialty shops
• Strong appeal to young males
• Usually short, quick and paperback all appealing
  to YAs
  
• Tend to tackle edgy topics that are important to
  YAs
  
• Now quite a YA market

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10 Essential Graphic Novels for your library
(2003)

• The Best of the Best, if you're going to read at
  least one, make it one of thesehttp//www.amazon
  .com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/3HFK05XTMPM1E/
  refcm_sylt_pdp_title_full_11.

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Graphic Novels Best sellers 2006 (Barnes Noble)

• 1.  Naruto (Naruto Series, Volume 5)Masashi
  Kishimoto / Paperback / VIZ Media
  LLC / October 2004
  
• 2.  Naruto, Volume 6Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / April 2005
  
• 3.  Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 5Hiromu
  Arakawa / Paperback / VIZ Media
  LLC / January 2006
  
• 4.  Naruto, Volume 7Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / August 2005
  
• 5.  Naruto, Volume 3Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / April 2004
  

• 6.  Naruto, Volume 9Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / March 2006
  
• 7.  Naruto, Volume 4Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / July 2004
  
• 8.  Naruto, Volume 2Masashi Kishimoto / Paperbac
  k / VIZ Media LLC / November 2003
  
• 9.  Bleach, Volume 11Tite Kubo / Paperback / VIZ
  Media LLC / February 2006
  
• 10.  Fruits Basket, Volume 12Natsuki
  Takaya / Paperback / TOKYOPOP / December 2005
  

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Graphic Novel interest and YAs

• Hotel Dusk GN Interactive!
• http//www.amazon.com/Comics-Graphic-Novels-Books/
  b?ieUTF8node4366

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Staying current in the areas of graphic
novels/comic books for YAs

• Dark Horse Comics
• DC Comics
• Kitchen Sink Press
• Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
• VOYA
• Booklist
• School Library Journal
• Graphic novels in libraries
  GNLIB-L-subscribe_at_topica.com

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Graphic Novel characteristics

• The product is the package
• Ideas become dynamic stories if they develop
  their ideas in manners of interest to the
  readers
  
• Market is growing
• No longer seen as only easy reads and for
  reluctant readers
  
• Still must be concerned about literacy skills and
  reading abilities of audience
  
• Reading process in graphic novels tends to extend
  and improve text

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What is a zine?

• Abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating
  from the word magazineis most commonly a small
  circulation, non-commercial publication of
  original or appropriated texts and images. More
  broadly, the term encompasses any self-published
  work of minority interest.
• Most zines suck, but you find that golden 10
  percent and you're hooked for life. Found
  mine.Chip Rowe
  
• http//www.zinebook.com/

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ZINES Why have them?
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Some categories of zines

• Fashion
• Self help
• Games
• Homework help/research
• Humor
• Literary
• Sexual preferences
• Sports extreme sports

• Anime
• Collectibles,/genre favorites/hobbies
• Comics scene
• Starlog
• Beckett baseball Card Monthly
• Cars
• Christian
• Entertainment/music

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Collection Issues for Zines

• Currency
• Format
• Organization

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Historical examples of Zines

• Landmark examples
• Watchmen by Alan Moore
• Frank Miller's Batman the Dark Knight Returns

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Manga -Anime

• Means random or whimsical pictures
• Historically oriental, now international
• Manga actually means cartoon/picture in Japanese
• http//www.tokyopop.com/ example of a manga blog
• Anime is short for animation, but really a subset
  of animation not all animation anime.
  Closely aligned with manga, often confused by
  even those reading it. Considered an alternative
  format to traditional storytelling.

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YAs and the social purpose of their information

• Status in knowledge
• Developmental trust factor in information
  sources
  
• Communication structures
• http//www.choicesforteens.com/

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What are they?

• Blog-user-generated website where entries are
  made in journal style and displayed in a reverse
  chronological order.
  
• IM (instant messaging)-a form of real-time
  communication between two or more people based on
  typed text.
  
• MySpace-a social networking website offering an
  interactive, user-submitted network of friends,
  personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music
  and videos. MySpace also features an internal
  search engine and an internal e-mail system.
• Facebook-originally developed for university
  students, faculty and staff, but has since
  expanded to include everyone, including high
  school, corporate and geographic communities.
• YouTube - popular free video sharing website
  which lets users upload, view, and share video
  clips. Videos can be rated the average rating
  and the number of times a video has been watched
  are both published.

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Readings

• Donelson Chapter 3
• Talks often about changes that YAs are about and
  are influencing their needs today
  
• Talks about how YA is now a true market and big
  business
  
• Interesting discussion of YA magazines (zines)
  that are popular as well as other information
  fomats
  
• Discusses concerns about a youth-oriented
  society and what that means today
  

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Article of your choice

• Are prize winning books popular among children?
  Ujiie Krashen(KQ 34(3) Jan/Feb 2006, 33-35)
  
• Reinforces concern that these lists are adult
  generated FOR minors rather than FROM minors.
  
• Strong methodology
• Interesting results
• Prize winners do not necessarily mean best
  sellers
  
• Series books very popular
• Neither best sellers or prize winners connote
  easier to read
  
• Best sellers trump collections over prize
  winners
  
• Differing standards between what adults like
  minors to read and what minors like to read
  

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Monseau article

• Why is school so boring?
• What makes the difference in what Monseau argues
  and typical student assignments?
  
• Why not combine the talk teaching? YA
  literature is the perfect tool.
  

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Discussion Questions

• Distinguish between what is a popular zine and a
  popular graphic novel series.
  
• Define popular in terms of YA information.
• Explain your perceptions of what makes todays YA
  society a change society.
  

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Announcements

• Interviews and permission slips
• Upcoming Webquest
• Ongoing reviews
• Chat
• YA reads interesting selections to date!