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Comics, Graphic Novels, and Zines in Academic, Public, and Specialized Library Settings

This guide constitutes Barnard Zine Librarian Jenna Freedman's contribution to the ACRL panel moderated by Megan Lotts. The other panelists are Laural Winter, Soline Holmes, Ann “A’misa” Matsushima Chiu, and Mary Ruge

Close Readings

zine cover: Decolonizing Library Science

The Challenge

Most of the engagement was around zine-making, rather than zine research, like I want. I also wanted to engage the student zine librarians more deeply and show off how amazing they are. 

A Solution

We began presenting at conferences with students and staff analyzing zines, close reading the words and text. It's also rad to position the students as DIY scholars with their own important expertise.