Thanks to all who responded regarding my request on how to catalog the book Waltz with Bashir. Here is a summary of responses thus far.
First, most people catalog this as adult, although one respondent said it coudl go in young adult, depending on our population. I am still considering young adult, since that is where most of our library users look for "graphic novels." (But I would still welcome further advice, if any of you can point out specific parts of the books that you feel are definitely inapproriate for teens.) Which brings me to the second question -- fiction or non-fiction? The suggestions on this were split, but most who recommended fiction relied on the description on the book itself -- "graphic novel." My son is a professional cartoonist, and my understanding from him is that "graphic novel" is a universal term within that industry, generally applied to comic art presented in full-length book format -- the use of the word "novel" does not necessarily mean that the book is fiction. In this case, the book tells us that it is a representation of the author's memories as well as memories of his colleagues, reconstructed through interviews. Although memories do not necesarilly mean 100% truth, I believe that this book is non-fiction and intend to classify it as such. However, I would still welcome further comments and advice from all of you, as this is a very interesting discussion with no clear-cut right answer. Thank you for your help. Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Department of Jewish Education of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
