Zines at a 4 Year College Affiliated with an Ivy League University

Collecting and Preserving the Do It Yourself Revolution: Zines in Libraries

ACRL National Conference, April 2005

Zines at a 4 Year College Affiliated with an Ivy League University

Jenna Freedman, Barnard College

http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm

Acquisitions

• Selection: lists, feeds

• Distros, LiveJournal

• Payment

• Gifts

http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/index.htm#collection

http://www.bloglines.com/myblogs

Processing

• Cataloging

• Abstracting

• Shelving

Preserving

• 2 copies

• Housing

• Access

Usage

• Catalog searches

• Research

• Leisure

• Library science scholarship

Why zines are important

• Historical precedent• Popular culture• Youth culture• Alternative press

Zines at a 4 Year College Affiliated with an Ivy League University

Documents

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