 Zines at BGSU
Zines are located in the Browne Popular Culture Library and in the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives and can be found by using various methods. All zines are non-circulating.
- All cataloged zines in both collections can be searched by title in the BGSU Libraries Catalog.
- Personal zines can be searched by author in most cases as well as by title.
- All zines can be searched by subject under Fanzines. They can also be searched with other subjects like science fiction periodicals, fantasy fiction periodicals, rock music periodicals, etc.
BGSU has created local subject headings for our zine holdings. They can be searched in the BGSU Libraries Catalog by subject.
 What are zines?
Fanzines (or zines) are magazines published by individuals or groups of individuals who have a particular subject interest
or who just want to express their own ideas to the public. These are generally self-published magazines, usually issued with
less than 2,000 copies, and typically have irregular publication times (i.e. not monthly or quarterly, etc.). Although most
zines are pubished independently, some zines may be published similarly to standard library periodicals, including publication
information, reviews, editorials, and regular numbering sequences. However, the typical zine is usually stapled together,
sometimes folded and in small print, may have strings holding it together, or any other means of collating.
Additional Resources
Bartel, Julie. From A to zine: Building a winning zine collection in your library.
Below critical radar. BPCL PN4836.B37 2000
Clamor Magazine. The Zine Yearbook.
Dodge, Chris. A zine-ography. November 1998.
Factsheet 5: your guide to zines and alternative publishing
Vale, V. ed. Zines. BPCL PN4888.U5 Z56 1996
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