Monthly Archives: July 2011

Something old – delving into drapery

Have an interest in the history of fashion? Unaware of the vibrancy of the garment/drapery/haberdashery industries in Australia in the early to mid 20th centuries? Or do you just love looking at some old ads for a bit of nostalgia? Well, we’ve … Continue reading

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In Defence of Dewey … well sort of!

While on a buying trip for the collection, one of our staff bought an American zine for herself titled, “The Dewey Decimal System is decadent and depraved.” She didn’t buy it for the collection as the National Library generally only … Continue reading

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Lil bit of spice

Lil bit of spice is a zine brought to us by Leslie Abelard, a Texan who lives in France. She describes the purpose of her zine as being to develop herself as an artist and to entertain – two pretty … Continue reading

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Check out my 900 field…

This post is about a small cataloguing convention called an institution specific note. A special note that we sometimes put on catalogue records that only relates to the copy we have in our collection (and not to any other libraries … Continue reading

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Thanks Sticky!

Have just received a great little package of around 30 zines donated by the Sticky Institute and produced as part of their Target 168 zine marathon for Eurovision 2011. Each of the participants in the zinefest was allocated a Eurovision grand … Continue reading

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DDC 22: an end and a beginning

Much excitement for cataloguers - we got new Deweys about a month ago and as a consequence we had to round up the old ones, DDC 22! I loved seeing them all together and thinking of their years of faithful service. … Continue reading

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Radical Cheerleading

Sitting on my desk at the moment is a zine titled “a DIY guide to radical cheerleading” by the Friends of the Earth Adelaide Radical Cheerleader Squad. It is something I’m cataloguing as it is part of the Henderson collection.  … Continue reading

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20 Dudes Magazine!

On my desk is this fantastic publication by photographer Stella-Rae Zelnik called 20 Dudes Magazine. She writes on the title page that “this magazine is just an excuse to photograph guys” – shocking! This picture is of a local Canberra … Continue reading

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The Canberra Zine Fair!

In early April we took our little team out to visit the Canberra Zine Fair! The following is a little photo essay of our day…   Let’s give a round of applause to the ACT Writer’s Centre, the wonderful zinesters … Continue reading

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