Research Library Policy and Donations Guidelines
The Cartoon Art Museum Research Library and Archive is open by appointment to scholars wishing to do research. Its extensive shelves hold more than five thousand volumes, most of which were generously donated.
Visits to the Research Library must be arranged in advance. This is to ensure that staff members will be available to help and supervise. However, museum staff are not available to answer or assist with extensive research questions or projects; we recommend contacting the Ohio State University Cartoon Library and Museum for research service (note that patrons are subject to an hourly rate).
All visitors to the Library must fill out a form with their contact information and agree that they will abide by library rules, as follows:
- No bags.
- No pens, only pencils.
- No food or drink.
- A staff member must be present.
- Photocopying is available for 10¢ per page. Rare books may not be copied.
- Computer research must be done by staff members only.
LIBRARY DONATION GUIDELINES
The Research Library has three main sections: Graphic Novels and Books (all graphic fiction, anthologies, illustrated fiction, and children’s books); Reference (How-To’s and guides, foreign language books, directories, exhibition catalogues, histories, biographies, and encyclopedias); and Periodicals (newsletters and journals). The library also has a small VHS and DVD collection.
Due to space limitations, the Cartoon Art Museum no longer accepts serial comic books such as Marvel and DC Comics or Japanese manga. However, there are many other institutions that accept comic book donations, such as the University of Michigan or various children’s hospitals.
Comments
Comment from skashar
Time January 25, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Robert,
Thanks for you inquiry. If you would like, you could send us a list of what you have, and we can let you know if it will work. We accept most bound volumes. However, it is appreciated to send us a note with a list prior to sending anything our way.
Many thanks!
Comment from Alison Armstrong
Time April 7, 2011 at 11:41 am
Having recently become aware of the Cartoon Art Museum’s graphic novel division, I would like to donate to this collection new, unused copies of the Soul Stealer graphic novel series by Michael Easton, illustrated by Christopher Shy. As an admirer of Michael Easton’s writing and Christopher Shy’s illustrations, I want to make sure that Soul Stealer is accepted by a library or museum that will include the book in its collection instead of a book sale, and the Cartoon Art Museum would be an ideal home for this beautifully written and illustrated graphic novel series.
Well-known for his acting (currently starring on One Life to Live, formerly on
Port Charles, among other TV series), Michael Easton is also a poet, screenplay
writer, and graphic novelist. Easton has collaborated with artist Christopher Shy to create the mesmerizingly evocative graphic novel Soul Stealer series. Timeless themes of love, loss, damnation, and redemption are given an intensely personal, surrealistic approach in this hypnotic fusion of literature and art. Synthesizing Greek and Egyptian mythology with Jungian archetypes, dream motifs, and themes of contemporary urban alienation, Soul Stealer immerses the reader in visionary landscapes of dazzling yet terrifying grandeur.
If you have any questions concerning this book donation, please let me know. Thanks for maintaining your graphic novel collection and thereby showcasing the beauty and artistry of graphic novels.
Sincerely,
Alison Armstrong
214 70th St. #2C
Guttenberg, NJ 07093
akaains@yahoo.com
Comment from Alison Armstrong
Time April 30, 2011 at 10:49 am
Having recently become aware of the Cartoon Art Museum, I would like to donate to this collection new, unused copies of the Soul Stealer graphic novel series by Michael Easton, illustrated by Christopher Shy. (A review of Soul Stealer, including an award for Best Original Graphic Novel given to is)is available at
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/48591 ).
As an admirer of Michael Easton’s writing and Christopher Shy’s illustrations, I want to make sure that Soul Stealer is accepted by a library that will include the book in its collection instead of a book sale, and the Cartoon Art Museum would be an ideal home for this beautifully written and illustrated graphic novel series. Well-known for his acting (currently starring on One Life to Live, formerly on Port Charles, among other TV series), Michael Easton is also a poet, screenplay writer, and graphic novelist. Easton has collaborated with artist Christopher Shy to create the mesmerizingly evocative graphic novel Soul Stealer series. Timeless themes of love, loss, damnation, and redemption are given an intensely personal, surrealistic approach in this hypnotic fusion of literature and art. Synthesizing Greek and Egyptian mythology with Jungian archetypes, dream motifs, and themes of contemporary urban alienation, Soul Stealer immerses the reader in visionary landscapes of dazzling yet terrifying grandeur.
If you are interested in receiving this book donation or have any questions regarding it, please let me know. Thanks for maintaining your graphic novel collection and thereby showcasing the beauty and artistry of graphic novels.
Alison Armstrong
Guttenberg, NJ
Comment from afarago
Time May 3, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Feel free to send a copy to us at Cartoon Art Museum, 655 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, and we’ll incorporate it into our research library!
Comment from bill turk
Time April 19, 2012 at 4:57 am
” Learning what U Like,..Works Better “
Comment from Robert Kranzke
Time January 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm
I have a collection of comic books (primarily from the 1990s) I would like to donate to any organization that would accept them. I have read under your donation guidelines that you do not accept serial comic books. Other than the University of Michigan and the children’s hospital links you suggested I am wondering if you have any new information on possible donation sites in the Bay Area. I would simply like to donate them to a place where they will be appreciated.
For donations that you do accept, such as graphic novels, what’s the best way to find out if I have something the library will accept?
Thanks