Personal and Professional Information Behaviours of Comic and Graphic Novel Librarians in Toronto

Abstract

This poster will present findings from a study of the information behaviours of librarians in the Greater Toronto Area who work with comic and graphic novel collections across academic, school, and special library contexts. This project extends Sonnenwald et al.’s (2001) information horizon interview (IHI) methodology, considering how different situations and contexts influences information behaviours and comparing. This poster will describe data collection with 11 participants; outline findings from thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2019), compare findings with Hektor’s (2001) information activities; and showcase drawings created by participants to promote visual methodologies in LIS.

Date
May 27, 2025 16:10 ADT — 17:00 ADT
Location
TBD
Alexandra Landy
Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Allie Landy (she/they) is a Master of Information student in the Library and Information Science (LIS) concentration at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. With a background in Systems Design Engineering, Allie now works as an Electronic Resources Metadata Intern at University of Toronto Libraries and as a Managing Editor for The iJournal. They are currently completing a research project exploring the personal and professional information behaviours of librarians in Toronto who work with comic and graphic novel collections.