Redefining Rare, or, What's So Special About That Collection RBMS Preconference, June 2005

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Redefining Rare, or, What's So Special About That
Collection RBMS Preconference, June 2005

• Zines at Barnard College
• Jenna Freedman, Zine Librarian
• http//www.barnard.edu/library/zines
• http//bc.barnard.columbia.edu/jfreedma/talks/rbm
  s.ppt
• http//bc.barnard.columbia.edu/jfreedma/talks/rbm
  s.doc

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• Acquisitions
• Selection lists, feeds
• Distros, LiveJournal
• Payment
• Gifts

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• Processing
• Cataloging
• Abstracting
• Shelving

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• Preserving
• 2 copies
• Housing
• Access

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• Usage
• Catalog searches
• Research
• Leisure
• Library science scholarship

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• Why zines are important
• Historical precedent
• Preserving primary source materials
• Alternative press Pop culture
• Youth culture