Ask a Zine Librarian Boston Zine Fair 2006

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Ask a Zine LibrarianBoston Zine Fair 2006

• D.I.Y. at your library (or whatever)
• Zines at Barnard College
• Jenna Freedman

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• Acquisitions
• Selection lists, feeds
• Distros, LiveJournal
• Payment
• Gifts
• Donations

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• Processing
• Cataloging
• Abstracting
• Shelving

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• Preserving
• 2 copies
• Housing
• Access

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• Usage
• Catalog searches
• Research
• Leisure
• Library science scholarship
• Events

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• Why zines are important
• Research use at Barnard
• Historical precedent
• Popular culture
• Youth culture
• Alternative press