Comments on: Boston's amazing Papercut Zine Library needs a home http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 18:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582929 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582929 Ouch. It seems everything is in the basement of the Democracy Center (on Mt. Auburn) which was just sold by the owner! The building is going to be taken down, which is a shame for all of us in the community who use it... These guys need space soon, before they lose their storage, too. Ouch. It seems everything is in the basement of the Democracy Center (on Mt. Auburn) which was just sold by the owner! The building is going to be taken down, which is a shame for all of us in the community who use it… These guys need space soon, before they lose their storage, too.

]]> By: trippcook http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582930 trippcook Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582930 blv hv grt r lctn tht shld b prfct fr ths cllctn f zns. http://snprl.cm/r3k blv hv grt r lctn tht shld b prfct fr ths cllctn f zns.

http://snprl.cm/r3k

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583196 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583196 you could probably find a place in Worcester thats 2500 sq FT for like 250 a month, it's dirt cheap out here... I'm renting a 4 bedroom apartment with 2200 sq ft of space for only 850 a month in a really nice part of town you could probably find a place in Worcester thats 2500 sq FT for like 250 a month, it’s dirt cheap out here…
I’m renting a 4 bedroom apartment with 2200 sq ft of space for only 850 a month in a really nice part of town

]]> By: MiloBlue http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583201 MiloBlue Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583201 Comments to comments... Papercut IS awesome. I go there every time I'm in Boston, and their collection is super great. Zine preservation and librarianship is culturally important, IMHO. @3: There are a couple of zine-scanning projects online. I know, because I help run one of them (qzap.org). It's very time consuming, and totally worth doing. @8: Donating zine collections to academic and public libraries is good, but they need to have staff that are dedicated to working with zines, and the library has to have a level of commitment to them, as well. One of the drawbacks to donating to institutional libraries is a loss of autonomy that indy zine libraries enjoy. This map may not be totally up-to-date, but it shows where there are zine libraries and collections in N. America (indy, academic, and public) http://platial.com/map/North-American-Zine-Libraries/10371 Comments to comments…
Papercut IS awesome. I go there every time I’m in Boston, and their collection is super great. Zine preservation and librarianship is culturally important, IMHO.

@3: There are a couple of zine-scanning projects online. I know, because I help run one of them (qzap.org). It’s very time consuming, and totally worth doing.

@8: Donating zine collections to academic and public libraries is good, but they need to have staff that are dedicated to working with zines, and the library has to have a level of commitment to them, as well. One of the drawbacks to donating to institutional libraries is a loss of autonomy that indy zine libraries enjoy.

This map may not be totally up-to-date, but it shows where there are zine libraries and collections in N. America (indy, academic, and public) http://platial.com/map/North-American-Zine-Libraries/10371

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582948 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582948 Tell you what we need: some serious scanning work going on. This stuff is academically irreplaceable and very little-scanned. Tell you what we need: some serious scanning work going on. This stuff is academically irreplaceable and very little-scanned.

]]> By: libraryboi http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582972 libraryboi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582972 Don't waste your time with trippcook's link, it points to a picture of a trashcan. Don't understand why a BoingBoing reader would post such a useless comment. It's too bad that the public library doesn't find space for them. Their efforts are reminiscent of the early efforts at community literacy, free speech etc. Don’t waste your time with trippcook’s link, it points to a picture of a trashcan. Don’t understand why a BoingBoing reader would post such a useless comment.

It’s too bad that the public library doesn’t find space for them. Their efforts are reminiscent of the early efforts at community literacy, free speech etc.

]]> By: waaronw http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582976 waaronw Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582976 That should be "papercutzinelibrary.org" not .net. Sorry! That should be “papercutzinelibrary.org” not .net. Sorry!

]]> By: bearchild http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-582995 bearchild Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-582995 Trippcook, you nasty person. Trippcook, you nasty person.

]]> By: ill lich http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583027 ill lich Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583027 It was a prime location, but Harvard Square is proving too expensive for anything non-profit. It was a prime location, but Harvard Square is proving too expensive for anything non-profit.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583068 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583068 try donating the collection to an academic library that has an open campus in the area. Many libraries are now adding these types of collections of zines. This way you'll get preservation and global circulation through worldcat try donating the collection to an academic library that has an open campus in the area. Many libraries are now adding these types of collections of zines. This way you’ll get preservation and global circulation through worldcat

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583102 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583102 Fixed. Fixed.

]]> By: Rindan http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583104 Rindan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583104 I am pretty sad to see the zine library go. I found it here in Cambridge just a couple of weeks before they closed down. I really hope they find a new home within the city. I am pretty sad to see the zine library go. I found it here in Cambridge just a couple of weeks before they closed down. I really hope they find a new home within the city.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/09/08/bostons-amazing-pape.html#comment-583157 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-583157 As a cambridge resident and user of the library, I'm completely bummed about the loss of the zine library. It's an awesome and unique place. I hope they find a new space soon. This seems like just another example of how Harvard Square is turning into just an outdoor mall. The square's got like 5 burrito places and 3 bank of americas, in what's maybe a 3x3 block area (cambridge doesn't do real blocks - "can't get there from here"). It sickens me that any individuality is being stamped out in favor of chain store crap that brings in the boatload of tourists and suburbanites with their strollers and screaming kids all clad in khaki. As a cambridge resident and user of the library, I’m completely bummed about the loss of the zine library. It’s an awesome and unique place. I hope they find a new space soon. This seems like just another example of how Harvard Square is turning into just an outdoor mall. The square’s got like 5 burrito places and 3 bank of americas, in what’s maybe a 3×3 block area (cambridge doesn’t do real blocks – “can’t get there from here”). It sickens me that any individuality is being stamped out in favor of chain store crap that brings in the boatload of tourists and suburbanites with their strollers and screaming kids all clad in khaki.

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