Zine libraries
Matthew
I'm a student at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies
and I'm currently working on a project for a class on user-based
system design in which I am examining the possibility of creating a
space on the Web that will connect readers and creators of zines. The
space would also serve as a library/repository for digitized zines
(though I am not excluding ezines, I am more interested in scanned
zines or computer-created files that are transferable from computer to
computer).
Since zine culture has always been very community driven and user-
centric, I thought it would be ideal to explore how the Web has served
as a facilitator for further communication between zine creators,
readers, and others. At this point I am simply looking to start a
conversation about existing zine libraries/repositories and what
experiences (if any) you may have had with them: What did you like
about them? What would you have changed if you could? What spaces
are out there that bring together readers and creators of zines? What
advantages or disadvantages does digitization pose for zines?
Would love to hear your thoughts on the above or anything related.
Please reply here or feel free to e-mail me at mtth...@gmail.com!
Thanks everybody.
Regards,
Matthew
Musea
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The big news online in this area was the zinewiki we had and lost.
IF we can get that going it would be the main source for all zines.
zinewiki.com
Two more main sources are Zine World and Xerography debt.
Also note the ULA, Underground Literary Alliance, the main advocacy
group
for writers. literaryrevolution.com
Alex Wrekk
amazing! You should all check it out http://wemakezines.ning.com
Will Dockery
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Interestingly, I just came across (by chance) the catalogue for the
Iowa State University zine & comix library, noting that the entries
for stuff that I and other locals produced during the small press
explosion of the mid-1980s could possibly exist only there -at least
no copies exist in my archives-:
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/manuscripts/MS636.html
Revised: 23 May 2008.
title:
Underground Comix Collection
dates:
1947-2007
access:
Open for research
publication rights:
Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:
Underground Comix Collection, MS 636, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University Library.
extent:
27.70 linear feet (62 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize box)
description:
The comic books are organized by title. An index card including the
title,
publisher, number/date, date ordered, the dealer and cost of the comic
book and the date each comic was received is available in an
alphabetical index to the collection.
48 - 62 Miniature Publications
It would be really cool if we could get scans of some examples of
these works online.
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