The Graphic Novel and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Metadata & Cataloging Committee is pleased to host a virtual panel on April 21, 2026 at 1:30-2:45 Eastern/12:30 Central/11:30 Mountain/10:30 Pacific focused on local cataloging practices for comics and graphic novels. Looking at how comics and graphic novels are cataloged in practice, it seems like every library does things differently. Why does your library do things the way that you do?
In this webinar, we seek to bridge the gaps between specialized libraries focused on comics/graphic novels, academic libraries, and public libraries. Our panelists reflect this mission and include:
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Keno Catabay (University of Colorado Boulder, University Libraries, Principal Cataloger)
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Stefanie Dennis Hunker (Professor/Digital Resources Librarian, Browne Popular Culture Library, Bowling Green State University)
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David Shay (Cataloging Librarian, Rare Books, University of South Carolina Libraries)
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Cynthia Barnett (Collection Development Manager, Birmingham Public Library)
This webinar will be approximately 1 hour 15 minutes and will start with a 15 minute presentation on the results of a study on comics classification practices. This will be followed by each panelist giving a short 1 to 2 minute introduction about themselves and their collections, followed by the panel discussion.
Attendees are encouraged to submit their questions ahead of time via this google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaBHPua4KqXwP3WKYaO7IzW6HYakA6lgYd84AMMQiTuSchNg/viewform?usp=dialog) so that panelists can prepare thoughtful responses. Please register to attend (https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/7qM4TOD8SwqFDrj1gvgccA)
On behalf of the ALA GNCRT Metadata & Cataloging Committee
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Katherine Manifold
Catalog Metadata Integrity Librarian
UNLV University Libraries
She/Her/Hers
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