To find materials classified as zines in the Schlesinger Library collections, use the form/genre keyword Zines. Here is a link to everything that this search pulls up in the HOLLIS catalog.

You may also want to just browse through the Schlesinger zine collection. One good way to do that is to use the Starts with/Browse option on the HOLLIS search home page top menu. Select the option Browse by Call number -- Other from the drop-down menu, and then search for the phrase Zines Box which shows you all of the items in all of the library's 35+ boxes of zines in order. You can also pull up all the zines by doing a Library Catalog search using the Author/creator term "Schlesinger Library Zine Collection"--this list will not be sorted by box.

Most of the zines at Schlesinger are stored together in boxes, and to request a zine, you actually request the box it's in. In order to do this, you will request the "main" zine from that box. If the zine you are interested in isn’t the “main” zine, the catalog records include a link to the “main” zine to make finding and requesting it easier for you.

For example, let’s say you want to read the zine Library Ghosts and you have located it in HOLLIS. If you navigate to the Access Options section of the catalog record, you will find that it is stored in Zines Box 27. Below the box information, there is a line that reads "For availability see http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/014851139/catalog  Kelso, Megan, 1968-.  Unspoken."

Unspoken is the "main" item for Box 27. There is no way to request Library Ghosts directly from its record, but if you click on the link for Unspoken and scroll down to the Access Options section of that catalog record, you will find an option to "Request to Copy or Visit," which is how you can submit a request for Zines Box 27.

You will receive the full box in the Reading Room when you visit, not just one individual zine. For more in-depth instructions on setting up a HOLLIS Special Request Account and working through the requests process, please see our guide to Requesting Materials from Schlesinger Library.

Zines are generally treated as books when creating a citation. Here are a few resources with guidance and examples:

• Barnard Zine Library: "Cite This Zine" (It is a zine about citing zines!)
• Douglas College: How to Cite a Zine
• Schlesinger Library: Creating Citations guide

Ask a Schlesinger Librarian about your research.

• We can answer your questions, recommend additional sources, and provide in-depth research help. 
   

Search the HOLLIS catalog for more resources. 

• This guide only provides an introduction to materials related to your topic. HOLLIS makes even more materials available.
   

Contact us in advance of your visit.

• Many of our collections are stored offsite and/or might have access restrictions.