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Thursday, November 08, 2018

New paper on webcomics archiving

Done by two local people, but unfortunately it's not free to read.

Panel Problems: Issues and Opportunities for Webcomics Archives
Megan Halsband, Stephanie Grimm
Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America
Volume 37, Number 2 | Fall 2018 pp. 119–140

Webcomics are an increasingly popular format for comic artists and creators that should be collected by libraries and archives to both complement and expand existing comics and artist collections. The unique nature of webcomics production requires that libraries and archives consider the ways in which these materials intersect with current collections. This article presents both the opportunities and challenges of collecting webcomics materials, situating the argument within the larger context of web archiving and evolving collection practices.

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