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September 10, 2025Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLAOpen Access

Graphic medicine in academic health science library collections

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JCJanet ChanMBM. BergKBKrystal Bullers

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Assessment of graphic medicine titles in library catalogs reveals presence in collections, suggesting importance for students.

Key Points

  • Fifty-six percent of analyzed academic health science libraries included at least one graphic medicine title in print.
  • About thirty percent of libraries offered at least one graphic medicine title as an eBook, demonstrating expanding access.
  • The evaluation indicates that graphic medicine is being recognized in library catalogs, albeit in smaller collections.
  • These findings emphasize the need for academic libraries to educate patrons about graphic medicine's relevance.

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Chan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f63b210217d6479723ahttps://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2025.1962
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