zine libraries

May 28 16:42

GLBT ALMS - "Blogs Are Immediate"

A while ago Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz of the Cleveland Public Library wrote on the Zine Librarians Yahoo Group, "Blogs are immediate, zines are deliberate." And here I am blogging an event that happened three weeks ago now. I think I'm missing the point! Therefore, I'm going to wrap up my GLBT ALMS recap now or never! (And theoretically my next zine will be deliberate, rather than hastily thrown together, poorly proofread, and with weak, nonsensical graphics.)

So, following is my report back on the zine libraries discussion and Alana Kumbier & Christa Orth's Archiving from the Ground Up

Apr 10 19:20

Five links so I won't get in trouble with Lois

Here is another buncha things I wanted to write long posts about but never will get around to:

  • Amelia Bloomer Project, feminist books for children/YA
  • Doodle, meeting scheduler
  • The invisible art and craft of indexing, starring Chris Dodge
  • The Salt Lake City Public Library's Alternative Press Collection, formerly their Zine Collection
  • Small Press League, for self-, small, and micro publishers