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Zine Libguide: Additional Resources

This LibGuide introduces the UW Libraries Zine Collection and offers resources for researching, teaching, and making zines, with the goal of supporting creative expression, academic engagement, and community connection.

Collection Development Policy

COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES

These guiding principles provide a framework for collection development strategies and decisions.  

 

The University of Washington Libraries Zine Collection:

  • Collects and acquires physical zines to support the University’s teaching and research missions and priorities, particularly for departments and programs that are utilizing zines in instruction. 
    • These departments include but are not limited to English; Art + Art History + Design; Comparative History of Ideas; Gender, Woman and Sexuality Studies; American Ethnic Studies; Asian Languages and Literature; Textual Studies. 
  • Avoids duplicating materials, except to meet compelling UW user needs, in order to maximize scarce economic and physical resources.
  • Recognizes that unique local collections and areas of strength add value to both institutional and collaborative collections.
  • Acquires resources that researchers and students need in the most effective and economical manner available, and actively works with stakeholders to diversify and supplement resources available for collection support. 
  • Promotes and provides support for the creation and sharing of zines as a sustainable alternative information medium.
  • Prioritize collecting zines that are…
    • made by and for UW students, especially those created within instruction and learning at the University of Washington.
    • that are about making zines, since this collection is intended to support zine programming and inspire zine-making. 
    • have a connection to our local context of Seattle, Washington State, or the Pacific Northwest.