Comments on: Adventures in Collection Development http://www.theanalogdivide.com/2009/03/adventures-in-collection-development/ exploring the intersection of libraries, technology, and community Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: maria http://www.theanalogdivide.com/2009/03/adventures-in-collection-development/comment-page-1/#comment-106 maria Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.theanalogdivide.com/?p=189#comment-106 cool. i just finished watching the melancholy of haruhi anime, definitely recommend it for you and jordan if not the library as well. most excellent. cool. i just finished watching the melancholy of haruhi anime, definitely recommend it for you and jordan if not the library as well. most excellent.

]]> By: Toby http://www.theanalogdivide.com/2009/03/adventures-in-collection-development/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Toby Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.theanalogdivide.com/?p=189#comment-101 Those are all good suggestions, and I've been keeping current with most of the uber-popular titles. It's a tricky exercise, finding the right balance of shonen and shojo stuff. Lately I've been finding that the balance swings from one side to another month to month. This might have more to do with release schedules than anything else, though. I have kept an eye on your goodreads ratings, so many thanks in that direction. It's also tricky to decide when to start a new series, as it essentially means that I'm committing myself to that entire run. In order to do that, I have to make sure it's not going to throw my budget out of whack (which makes it nice that I can see how many volumes have been published in Japan, so I know what I'm in for), and if I'm playing catch-up on a series, that the older volumes are still in print. Lots of stuff to keep track of, and the spreadsheet that aids me in this process keeps getting bigger and bigger. If you're interested, you can see the newest additions to the collection for <a href="http://www.skokielibrary.info/s_read/rd_feeds/Graphic_Novels_90.asp" about="_blank" rel="nofollow">adults</a> and <a href="http://www.skokielibrary.info/s_teens/tn_feeds/Graphic_Novels_Manga_90.asp" about="_blank" rel="nofollow">teens</a> via their RSS feeds. Those are all good suggestions, and I’ve been keeping current with most of the uber-popular titles. It’s a tricky exercise, finding the right balance of shonen and shojo stuff. Lately I’ve been finding that the balance swings from one side to another month to month. This might have more to do with release schedules than anything else, though. I have kept an eye on your goodreads ratings, so many thanks in that direction.

It’s also tricky to decide when to start a new series, as it essentially means that I’m committing myself to that entire run. In order to do that, I have to make sure it’s not going to throw my budget out of whack (which makes it nice that I can see how many volumes have been published in Japan, so I know what I’m in for), and if I’m playing catch-up on a series, that the older volumes are still in print. Lots of stuff to keep track of, and the spreadsheet that aids me in this process keeps getting bigger and bigger.

If you’re interested, you can see the newest additions to the collection for adults and teens via their RSS feeds.

]]> By: maria http://www.theanalogdivide.com/2009/03/adventures-in-collection-development/comment-page-1/#comment-100 maria Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:51:52 +0000 http://www.theanalogdivide.com/?p=189#comment-100 naruto is classic boy who is special though he comes from average upbringing adventure story. pretty much along the lines of dragon ball and one piece which are both also put out by jump, i think. personally i was a fan of the death note series which you probably have or should have. yotsubato is a really fun one, the first five books are out in english i believe, you would like it. if you want some of my not so indepth, but sort of present manga knowledge let me know. i can always ask my kids for the trends, not sure if you are more heavily looking into boy manga, but there are also a lot of cheesy and great girl oriented manga, i really like xxxholic for its slightly goth and hilariousness... naruto is classic boy who is special though he comes from average upbringing adventure story. pretty much along the lines of dragon ball and one piece which are both also put out by jump, i think. personally i was a fan of the death note series which you probably have or should have. yotsubato is a really fun one, the first five books are out in english i believe, you would like it. if you want some of my not so indepth, but sort of present manga knowledge let me know. i can always ask my kids for the trends, not sure if you are more heavily looking into boy manga, but there are also a lot of cheesy and great girl oriented manga, i really like xxxholic for its slightly goth and hilariousness…

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