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What we do, is (still) secret? Collection, care and accessibility of zines in UK collections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2018

Siobhan Britton
Siobhan Britton*
Affiliation:
Assistant Information Adviser, St Peters House Library, University of Brighton, 16-18 Richmond Place, Brighton, BN2 9NAUK Email: s.britton2@brighton.ac.uk
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Abstract

In 2013, as the dissertation component of an MA Library and Information Studies course at University College London, I carried out a selective study of UK zine libraries and collections. Case studies of both ‘institutional’ collections that were part of established libraries like London College of Communication Library (University of the Arts London) and the British Library, and ‘independent’ collections such as Salford Zine Library, 56a Infoshop and the Edinburgh Fanzine archive were carried out to draw attention to issues around collection, care and accessibility of zine collections. As much of the literature around zine collections in libraries at that time was focused on the USA, it was important to draw attention to what was happening in the UK. This article summarizes the findings of my dissertation, and the developments in zine libraries and librarianship since I wrote it, as zine collections have become more popular and a growing field in the UK.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 43 , Special Issue 2: Zines and Libraries in the UK , April 2018 , pp. 72 - 76
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Copyright © ARLIS/UK&Ireland 2018 

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