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 Lon…[Read more]

It could be argued that the importance of the book as physical object is generally seen as secondary to its role as a content carrier. Thomas A. Vogler states that there is an ‘established sense of the book as a physical object that exists only, or primarily, to be a ‘container’ of a therefore
separable text’ (Vogler, 2000, p. 448) Holland Cotter…[Read more]

Fanzines, or ‘zines’ are self published magazines with small print runs, where the entire
process from creation to distribution is done by the maker and generally not created for
profit. Their subject matter can be almost anything. They are distinctly anti-commercial a,
often acting as an outlet for alternative or marginalised voices, which are…[Read more]