Barnard Library
Barnard Zine Library
Librarian Jenna Freedman
Professor Jonathan Beller
● Questions about the library or swing space
● Personal Librarians
● Research Guide
● Zotero
● Databases
● CLIO
Zine: You Might As Well Live #8 by Lauren Jade
Martin, 1998.
● Image (not publicly accessible)
● Text – content
● Text – typography
● Title
● Catalog record
● What's political about this zine?
Keywords to describe You Might As Well Live #8
Use cases
● Lesbians, Black
● Nerds of Color
● Police brutality victims
● Rape in universities and colleges
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
● Racism > United States.
● Racially mixed women > United States.
● Sexism > United States.
● Women college students > United States > Social life
and customs.
● Asian American college students.
● Chinese American college students.
● Jewish women > United States.
Questions about zines, zines at Barnard?
● They're cataloged
● You can borrow them; anyone from BC/CU/TC, the
Ivies, and really anyone with a library card can, but it's
more complicated without CUID.
● Lots more info on the zine library website
Questions about library research, zines, or LCSH? Email
jfreedma@barnard.edu

Contemporary Media Theory / Barnard College

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    Barnard Library Barnard ZineLibrary Librarian Jenna Freedman Professor Jonathan Beller
  • 2.
    ● Questions aboutthe library or swing space ● Personal Librarians ● Research Guide ● Zotero ● Databases ● CLIO
  • 3.
    Zine: You MightAs Well Live #8 by Lauren Jade Martin, 1998. ● Image (not publicly accessible) ● Text – content ● Text – typography ● Title ● Catalog record ● What's political about this zine?
  • 4.
    Keywords to describeYou Might As Well Live #8 Use cases ● Lesbians, Black ● Nerds of Color ● Police brutality victims ● Rape in universities and colleges
  • 5.
    Library of CongressSubject Headings (LCSH) ● Racism > United States. ● Racially mixed women > United States. ● Sexism > United States. ● Women college students > United States > Social life and customs. ● Asian American college students. ● Chinese American college students. ● Jewish women > United States.
  • 6.
    Questions about zines,zines at Barnard? ● They're cataloged ● You can borrow them; anyone from BC/CU/TC, the Ivies, and really anyone with a library card can, but it's more complicated without CUID. ● Lots more info on the zine library website Questions about library research, zines, or LCSH? Email jfreedma@barnard.edu