1. Barnard Library Zine Collection Pratt Institute LMS Class
November 19, 2008
Librarian Jenna Freedman
Welcome!
The plan:
Talk for a bit about zines—what they are and what they're doing in my library.
Get to the library part—catalog searches, cataloging, and the proposal.
Does the above sound right? Anything I should skip or go over quickly?
Anything I should spend more time on?

2. introduction to zines Definition History Types DEFINITION
Self-published and the publisher doesn’t answer to anyone
Small, self-distributed print run
Motivated by desire to express oneself rather than to make money
Outside the mainstream
Low budget
No ISSN, no barcode, no paid ads
No need for any special equipment or knowledge
Portable
An expression of Do It Yourself (DIY) culture
Foster a community among their creators and readers
HISTORY
17th century pamphlets in England Women and the pamphlet culture of revolutionary England, by Marcus Nevitt DA403 .N
18th century revolutionary US—Common Sense
20th century science fiction and soviet dissidents,beat poets and punk rockers, riot grrrl, art books
TYPES SHOW EXAMPLES
Art: Riffrag Zines R55
Compilation: Ladyfriend Zines C571
DIY: Guide to Water Zines G83g
Fanzine: Judy! ZinesL39j
Literary: I Hear You Like Stories Zines F38i
Mamazine: The East Village Inky Zines H25e
Minicomics: Total Disaster Zines F58t
Personal: Idle Tuesday Zines V45i
Political: Fire Down Below Zines E74f
Split: Hi-Yay to Hell/Brazen Hussy Zines P26b
Just because I like them: On Being Jealous of Invertebrates Zines J46o and Red-Hooded Sweatshirt Zines F34r

3. the people's media Who makes zines Why do they do it WHO
Young people: majority teens & early twenties
Bicyle riding white punk kids from Portland, OR
PDX mothers of young children
librarians!
WHY
Proof I exist
Communicate/share
Create/contribute
E.g. Kelly Shortandqueer—feels an obligation to his community (FTM transgender people) to document his experience

4. zinelike online communications
In addition to zine characteristics I described earlier  No need for any special equipment or knowledge
Portable
An expression of Do It Yourself (DIY) culture
Foster a community among their creators and readers
In addition to some of the points above, blogs:
Allow the creator to publish nearly immediately
Are dynamic and can be altered or removed by the creator at any time
Can be interactive, allowing comments from readers
HOSTED BLOGS: What's the difference?
Ads
Privacy
Payment
Ownership
FaceBook
Flickr
LiveJournal
MySpace
Zines Are Not Blogs and Why Zines Matter

5. library geekery CLIO Cataloging Subject headings Proposal CLIO
Show how to search for zines
zines AND privilege?
Full view
Browse by call #
Rare vs. stacks
CATALOGING
Wanted to be in CLIO/WorldCat
Available for ILL
Monographs vs. serials
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Authorities.loc.gov
Catalog.loc.gov
Lcsh.info
CLIO
Cataloging
Subject headings
Proposal

6. Zines Used in this Presentation
contact & etc.
barnard.edu/library/zines
barnardzines.livejournal.com
Zines Used in this Presentation
Art: Riffrag Zines R55
Compilation: Ladyfriend Zines C571
DIY: Guide to Water Zines G83g
Fanzine: Judy! ZinesL39j
Literary: I Hear You Like Stories Zines F38i
Mamazine: The East Village Inky Zines H25e
Minicomics: Total Disaster Zines F58t
Personal: Idle Tuesday Zines V45i
Political: Fire Down Below Zines E74f
Split: Hi-Yay to Hell/Brazen Hussy Zines P26b
Just because I like them: On Being Jealous of Invertebrates Zines J46o and Red-Hooded Sweatshirt Zines F34r