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Books and Dissertations
Catalyst is JHU's online library catalog. It contains all of the materials (print, online, microform, manuscript, databases and AV) available at or through Johns Hopkins Libraries. Catalyst also shows materials from JScholarship, JHU's online institutional repository.
Searching for comics within Catalyst can be a little bit tricky. If you know exactly what you are searching for you should search for it by the author(s), illustrator(s), or title. However, if you are unsure of what you want but would like to browse, there are a few effective ways to do so.
- The first would be to enter "Comic books, strips, etc." into the Catalyst search bar. This will bring results that have this listed in the subject field.
- Another way would be to search for a comic that you know is present in JHU libraries (e.g., Watchmen or Persepolis). When you get your results, click on the title of that comic to open its Catalyst record. On the right-hand side of the screen, you will see an option for "Virtual Shelf Browse." After clicking there you will see a representation of all of MSEL's holdings that would be shelved alongside the comic you searched. As shelves are organized by subject, you should be seeing collections of comic books/graphic novels or books about them.
Dissertations and Theses
A lot of great scholarly work has already been done with comic books and graphic novels. Search some of these options to see examples of academic work being carried out with and/or about Comics.
- Dissertations and Theses
Find many important dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day.
- British Library EthOs
A vast collection of dissertations and theses from universities in the United Kingdom, offered by the British Library.
- Dissertation Reviews
Reviews of dissertations that function as a finding tool for finding the best and most recent dissertations
E-Book Collections Online
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HathiTrustThe HathiTrust Digital Library brings together the immense collections of partner institutions in digital form, preserving them securely to be accessed and used today, and in future generations. Johns Hopkins University is a HathiTrust member, so we have access to the entire collection. You must login with your JHED login and password to have access to the entire site.
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World Digital LibraryThe WDL makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from all countries and cultures. Content on the WDL includes books, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, journals, prints and photographs, sound recordings, and films.