Writings on Zines

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Directories for Articles on Zines

Barnard College Library Zine Collection Zine Links Page.

Frequently updated, this page includes links to articles on zines and librarianship, zines in libraries and zines in academia; lists of public libraries and volunteer libraries carrying zines; and local Barnard zine events and NYC Zine sources.

Grrlz Zine Network Writings on zines page and Interviews with zine editors and distributors page.

The page on writings includes dissertations and articles on zines, articles in newspapers and magazines, writings in academic journals, books on how to make zines and zines in general, zines in libraries, video and writings on zines and grrrl power. Interviews are organized by topic and country.

Zine-ography: an annotated list of books and articles about zines.

This list was compiled by Chris Dodge and is available from his website, Street Librarian described as "a website which amalgamates alternative press links, activist librarian networking, a modicum of autobiography, and a few surprises." Zine-ography provides an exhaustive list of zine related literature dating up to 1998. Dodge includes articles from zines, newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals.

About Zines in Libraries

Zinebrarianship Book. Blogspot

This blog began in 2005 and is a working space for librarians interested in creating an anthology about zine librarianship. This book is meant to be "a collection of new and reprinted articles that would define zines, assess their cultural and political significance, and provide practical information for getting zines into libraries (acquiring, cataloging, housing, and preserving)." Participants include Radym, Resistor, Julie Bartel, Donny Smith, KR Roberto, jenna Freedman and others.

Bartel, Julie. (2004). From A to Zine: Building a Winning Zine Collection in your Library. Chicago: ALA.

Bartel created Salt Lake City Public Library's Zine Collection in 1997. This book shares her experiences, providing valuable insight into the processes involved in creating such a collection.

Bartel, Julie. (2003, Feb.). The Salt Lake City Public Library Zine Collection. Public Libraries, 42, 232. Retrieved April 12, 2006, from Library & Information Science Database.

This article is a precursor to Bartels book on the same subject, published the following year. Provides a cursory look at the topic.

Berman, Sanford. (2005, October 16). Zine Cataloging. 2nd Annual Madison Zine Fest. Retrieved April 11, 2006 from Barnard College Library.

Berman had been campaigning the LC to include a 'zine' subject heading since the early 1990's. Up until that time many libraries used the less accurate term FANZINES. In 2005, LCSH's Weekly List 27 (July 6, 2005) included ZINES as a recognized heading with two sub-genres: FANZINES and E-ZINES. Berman reflects on further changes that would make zines more accessible in the catalogue.

Chepesiuk, Ron. (1997). The Zine Scene: Libraries Preserve the Latest Trend in Publishing. American Libraries, 28(2), 68-70. Retrieved April 11, 2006 from Academic Search Elite Database.

Chepesiuk compares strategies and philosophies for creating zine collections through surveying American libraries holding zine collections.

Dodge, Chris. (2005, July/Aug.). The New Monastic Librarians. Utne. 78-80.

Dodge provides a brief profile of the librarians behind 4 library zine collections: Julie Herrada of the Labadie Collection, University of Michigan; Julie Bartel and Brooke Young of the Salt Lake City Public Library City Zine Collection; Jenna Freedman of the Barnard College Zine Collection; and James Danky of the Wisconsin Historical Society Collection.

Knight, Annie. (2004, May 1). Scratching the Surface: Zines in Libraries. MLIS paper. Retrieved on April 13, 2006 from from Grrrl Zine Network.

Kucsama, Jason. (2002, Feb. 14). Countering Marginalization: Incorporating Zines into the Library. Library Juice, 5:6 Supplement.

Jason Kucsama is co-editor of Clamor magazine. This paper discusses why zines should be preserved in academic libraries, followed by practical steps towards creating a collection. Kucsama includes supporting material from existing popular culture and zine libraries in the USA as well as an examination of the rolls and responsibilities of academic libraries. Includes a bibliography.

Perris, Kate. (2004, Aug. 24). Unearthing the Underground: a Comparative Study of Zines in Libraries. (MA thesis, London Metropolitan University). Retrieved March 22, 2006 from Grrrl Zine Network.

Through surveying the existing literature on zine libraries and researching existing zine libraries, Perris compares international (primarily U.S.) collections and methodologies.

Stoddart, Richard A. and Teresa Kiser. (2004, July). Zines and the Library. Library Resources & Technical Services, 48(3), 191-99. Retrieved April 12, 2006 from Academic Search Elite Database.

Through an email survey distributed to 20 American Libraries holding zine collections, Stoddart and Kiser examine the ways in which zines are collected, processed, catalogued, displayed and preserved.

Wooten, Kelly. (2002, July). Women's Zines in the Sarah Dyer Zine Collection. MLIS thesis. Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina.

In this research paper, Wooten argues the importance of preserving zines in libraries and archives; profiles the Sarah Dyer collection (including an examination of the subject classification strategies utilized in other zine collections and papers) and provides a researcher's guide to the collection. This guide is meant to aid researchers, students and instructors in accessing the collection and is organized by broad and sub-categories with annotated title lists.

About Zines and Zine Culture

Block, Francesca Lia & Hillary Carlip. (1998). Zine Scene: the do it yourself guide to zines.

In a zine-like cut-'n-paste style, this book lets zine makers present their zines and the motivation behind creating them, in their own words. There are plenty of excerpts from zines on different topics and practical how-to advice. More on Francesca Lia Block and Hillary Carlip.

Row, Heath. (2002, Jan. 1). From Fandom to Feminism: An Analysis of the Zine Press. Retrieved on April 12, 2006 from Queer Zine Archive Project.

Row describes how zines differ from fanzines and more closely resemble serial periodicals in their content scope. He examines the d.i.y. influence that the punk rock movement had on zine production, the riot grrrl movement and the importance of review zines such as the currently defunct Factsheet five.