The Use of Graphic Novels in Information Literacy Instruction

I've been following the discussions about Teaching Information literacy through comics on the LinkedIn Group Library and Information Research Methods

It's been an interesting discussion and Ryan Scicluna Library Assistant at the University of Malta who posted a message saying

Hi, does anyone know of any good reference articles about information literacy and graphic novels? I am working on an assignment about using comics to teach information literacy for my DLIS. Thanks

He has now published an article 'The Use of Graphic Novels in Information Literacy Instruction' It is a really interesting article and adds to discourse on information literacy and that information comes in more formats than text / the written word it also comes in pictures, graphics and images.

The article has several sections including:

• Definition of a graphic novel
• Why is it important to be information literate?
• How do graphic novels help?
• Projects and examples of how comics can teach Information literacy skills
• The local scene and how it can be improved

Food for thought!

I was interested to hear that 'The University of Dundee, Scotland, offers a unique MLitt in Comics Studies and students can pursue their studies further after completion of the Master with a PhD in comics studies'.