Link roundup 2008-10-16

Don’t mind me–I’m just clearing out my library-related RSS feeds:

Library Journal has published its 2008 Placements & Salary Survey.
On a not unrelated note, my alma mater (University of Michigan School of Information) has just released its 2007 MSI Employment Report. I think the breakdown provided here by industry does put some of the comments about [...]

Link roundup 2008-09-24

I know, I know – all work and no blogging makes Joy a dull girl. To make up for my long radio silence, I present you with some recent interesting links on libraries, Asian-American media, and anime. Semi-regular posting will resume eventually.

The American Library Association has relaunched its website with a fresh new design. Check [...]

Link roundup 2008-03-31

Just a couple of reviews this time around:

Micole at Coffee and Ink on Vampire Knight, v. 4 and Kaput and Zosky.
Joanna at Comics Worth Reading on Honey and Clover, v. 1.

FYI, my comment notifications don’t appear to be coming through at the moment, so I apologize for any delays in responding to or moderating comments.

Link roundup 2008-03-02

David Welsh of Precocious Curmudgeon highlights offerings from Manga Month in Diamond’s Previews catalog. I happen to have gotten my hands on an advance reading copy of one of the titles he mentions, Seichi Hayashi’s Red Colored Elegy, and am looking forward to reading it when I have some spare time.
John Jakala of Sporadic Sequential [...]

Link roundup 2008-02-25

Over at Asia Pacific Arts, Gene Yang talks about the growth of Asian American comics and his current projects in The Second Life of Gene Yang. Am I a geek for being excited by the prospect of a comic about the Boxer Rebellion?
David Welsh’s Flipped column has found a new home at The Comics [...]

Manga Life relaunch

Looking for more manga news and reviews? Don’t miss the relaunch of Manga Life. This week there are reviews of Sand Chronicles 1, Nana 8, and Hell Girl 1, as well as a new column by translators extraordinaire Athena and Alethea Nibley. I’ll be moonlighting as one of their writers as well and will post [...]

Asian American Comics

I’ve happily added a new comics blog to my feed reader this week: Asian American Comics [Link via Angry Asian Man]. It promises “the latest scoop on Asian American comics and Asian American comic book creators,” and from what I’ve seen so far, it’s delivering.
Here are just a few of the great links that I’ve [...]

Link roundup 2008-02-11

Bryan Lee O’Malley of Scott Pilgrim fame shares the cover he drew for the March 2008 issue of Shojo Beat. Along the way, he plugs two Shojo Beat titles, Nana and Beauty Pop. I’m a big fan of the former but unfamiliar with the latter; I’ll have to add it to my to-read list. [Via [...]