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 Zines What is a zine (pronounced "zeen")? A zine is a self-made magazine or journal, created by someone with something to say! "A zine is an independently published, not-for-profit publication. Although it usually represents the personal vision of a single creator, it can have many contributors. Although most zines are photocopied and hand-stapled, some zines are professionally printed. What makes a zine a zine is its dedication to the independent transference of thought on a non-commercial basis. Variations on the zine include the comic zine (indie comics), the litzine (literary—poems, fiction, essays), the perzine (personal, autobiographical), and the ezine (zines published only on the internet)." Broken Pencil Several donations from Broken Pencil magazine have provided the base for TRL zine research collection. Presently, the collection is located in the Periodicals Centre, behind the Librarians' Desk on the fourth floor. The current zine count is around 700 and growing. Zines are arranged alphabetically by title. Collection growth is dependent primarily on donations. The preferred focus for the collection is the Toronto zine scene, but this is slowly expanding. Some zine titles are reviewed in Broken Pencil. See the Zine collection on the fourth floor of Toronto Reference Library.
Updated on: April 21, 2006
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