1. Graphic Novels Cataloged by a Fangirl
A presentation by the
cataloging staff of the
Paul Sawyier Public Library

2. What we hope to share…..
1. Why current classification schemes don’t work
2. How we use a two cutter call number to catalog our graphic novels
3. Why we move some things around in the MARC record to credit the creators
4. Show you a new vocabulary of classifiers
5. Some fictitious characters gained status in a 100 field

3. Can you identify the members of…….?
The Avengers
The Justice League
The X-men
The Endless
The Watchmen
The B.P.R.D

4. Punisher : the complete collection Volume One Published by Marvel Comics. Written by Garth Ennis. Pencils by Darick Robertson and Lewis LaRosa; art by Leandro Fernandez.

5. 10 ways to catalog the Punisher
GN PUNISHER
PN6728.P86E v.1
GN ENNIS
GRAPHIC NOVEL MAR
P961CC, V.1
741.5 Ennis --gn  
Graphic Fic
FICTION ENNIS
GRAPHIC ENN
741.5 P984 E59p,V01

6. The many titles of Spider-man

7. Graphic Novels at a Comic Shop

8. The two big publishers everyone knows. Each had their own universe.

9. Did you know that Spider-man was an Avenger?

10. Justice League

11. How we construct a call number with two cutters
FG Collection
MARV Publisher
PUNI Featured character
v.1 Volume number

12. Another big publisher--Dark Horse Comics

13. Yet another--Image Comics

14. Two subsidiaries under the DC Comics banner

15. Smaller publishers with some staying power

16. Graphic novels published by independent publishers

17. Other independent publisher titles

18. Manga best suited for an Adult collection

19. Manga that can fit into a Young Adult collection

20. Before…..

21. After….

22. Graphic novels that are creation of one person

23. Changes needed for RDA conversion
Change the descriptive cataloguing form in the leader to “I”.
Add subfield “e” rda to the 040
Add the necessary relator to the name in the 100.
Change the 260 field to a 264.
Make necessary changes to the 300 field, (spell out pages, illustrations, etc.). Remove the period from cm.
The following fields should be added: 336 __ |a text|2 rdacontent __ |a still image|2 rdacontent __ |a unmediated|2 rdamedia __ |a volume|2 rdacarrier
Add any necessary relators to the names in the 700 fields.

24. RDA relators specific for Graphic Novels
Penciller—responsible for primary pencil illustrations.
Inker—responsible for adding depth and shading to give the image more definition, with use of a pen or a brush.
Colorist--responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art, today most often done using digital media.
Letterer--responsible for drawing the comic book's text.
Cover artist—responsible for primary art of the book’s cover
Artist—used simply when the actual duty is not identified

25. Does Library of Congress give them a personal name authority?

26. Summary
Call numbers utilizing two cutters : one for publisher and the second for character
Why the writer should be moved from 100 to 700 with the rest of the creators
RDA changes unique to graphic novels and useful relator terms
Subject headings that are now personal name heading, just to keep you on your toes.