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The City Library Alternative Press Collection: The Cream of The Crop

0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 2nd, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Current Events, Pop Culture.

The zines featured in the Salt Lake City Public Library’s alternative press collection run the gamut in geography as well as topical interest. Among the “cream of the crop” in the collection are the following:
The Mormon Worker – Clinton Watson calls this tabloid newspaper the “local spin-off of the Catholic Worker.” A recent issue, for […]

City Library establishes virtual living archive of extensive zine collection

0 Comments Published by Professor Les March 2nd, 2008 in Community Dialogue, Current Events, Pop Culture.

“There is no apostrophe in zine. Zine is not short for magazine. A magazine is a product, a commercial commodity. A zine is a labor of love, producing no profit, and frequently a loss, of time at least. In a magazine, information is just another ingredient, thinly sliced layers to keep the cream filling of […]

 

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