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Vergueiro, Waldomiro C. S. "Comic Book Collections in Brazilian Public Libraries: The Gibitecas." New Library World 95. (1994): 14–18. Added by: joachim (2/10/14, 1:47 PM) Last edited by: joachim (2/10/14, 1:47 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English DOI: 10.1108/03074809410070511 BibTeX citation key: Vergueiro1994 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Brazil, Latin America, Library Creators: Vergueiro Collection: New Library World |
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Comic books are now becoming a part of public library collections. In Brazil, public libraries are organizing special branches or departments for comic books, calling them Gibitecas. Discusses the reasons for public libraries to collect comic books, and reviews the range of motives that took Brazilian librarians to provide them to their customers. Also analyses the difficulties for collecting and disseminating comic books, with special attention to the characteristics of comic book publishing.
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