ZINES: alternative small press books...in academic libraries © Carolyn Bratnober Pratt Institute 2011

ORIGIN OF THE “ZINE” 1930s sci-fi fanzines 1970s “punk zines” 1990s to present… “DIY” culture

ZINES ARE: SELF published NOT for profit SMALL circulation drawings how-to’s fiction humor memoirs poetry DIY

zines in the PUBLIC library local/community focus youth readers increase inexpensive to acquire

uses in the ACADEMIC library intro to writing information literacy exposure to publishing social/political involvement research (esp. social sciences)

great examples! Barnard College Library NYU Fales Special Collections  key departments: dance, womens studies  local and urban feminist authors  media inclusive  faculty and student research

Pratt Institute Library Zine Collection (Brooklyn)

CHALLENGES space and uniformity irregular serials changing titles scope and selection cataloging displays

zine development... Distros Online: Symposia Zines on Zines Barnard College Library Zine Parcell Press (Philadelphia) Bluestockings Bookstore (Allen St, NYC) Jim Hanley’s Universe (W 33 RD St, NYC) New York: Portland: Donations

IMAGE SOURCES: “Zines,” Ouch My Ego, “Hand Bound Book,” of machines, B’More Green, Baltimore Sun, weblogs.baltimoresun.comweblogs.baltimoresun.com “The Comet,” Zine Wiki, “Flyer for Zinesters Guide to Portland,” Shawn Granton, Sito.org, “Barnard College Library – Zines,” Barnard College, library.barnard.edulibrary.barnard.edu “Duke University Library,” Duke University, B/library.duke.eduhttp:/ B/library.duke.edu “NYC Zinefest,” Nate Duval, THE END