Heralds of Change: Comic Books, Libraries and Innovation

Here are my slides from my talk at C2e2. I had a fun time putting it together, and incorporating more of my geek obsessions together. Which is probably the point – libraries need to function as these great melting pots of ideas, bringing people and ideas together in new and exciting ways. If you attended, I hope it came off in that way.

Here are the slides. Click through for my crib notes.

Heralds of Change: Comic Books, Libraries, and Innovation

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I’d love to continue the discussion, so if you have any questions (or comic suggestions) – please fire away in the comments.

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http://twitter.com/himissjulie Julie Jurgens

Any slide presentation that has Capt. Jack in it is made of win.
Sundaykofax

Three cheers for Captain Jack! Also, all of your other references.
http://www.facebook.com/denisedevi Denise Murray

Thanks so much for presenting. I took away not only ideas, but new enthusiasm. And thanks for sharing the slides and notes. They’ll be helpful when I talk to my coworkers about this.

Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out is still a free NookBook. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hanging-Out-Messing-Around-and-Geeking-Out/Mizuko-Ito/e/9780262258265/ You can read it on anything that you can put the Nook app on.

There are two series of graphic novels that I’d recommend. They do the same thing–introduce concepts/people in a graphic format. One is the For Beginners series from Writes and Readers Press ( http://www.forbeginnersbooks.com/ ) and the other is the Introducing series from Totem/Icon ( http://www.iconbooks.co.uk/our-books/series/introducing/ ). They cover just about anything you can think of and are a nice alternative to/replacement for Dummies or Idiots Guides books. They’re great for people who have never read a comic but want a quick and intelligent introduction to something and comic geeks will find something to like, too. Some well known artists have worked on these books.
Jennifer

Kudos for slide 6!

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