Framing Your Opus: Zine-Making as a Tool for Information Literacy Instruction

1- Short Session Description: Zines are short-run, independently published magazines on a variety of subjects. Traditionally, they have been created by those aligned with DIY culture and/or underrepresented groups. This session will explore how zines can be used to teach information literacy concepts. Attendees will participate in a workshop wherein zines are defined, examples of zines are shared, and everyone begins work on their own zine with provided materials. While introducing and sharing examples of zines, the presenters will start a dialogue about institutional and publishing biases, evaluating information, and concepts of authority (constructed and contextual). This workshop has been run with incoming freshman at a university, but can be scaled for a wide range of audiences. While making zines, the group will be encouraged to brainstorm other ways zines can be used as an instructional tool.

2- Session Style/Format: Workshop and discussion.

3- Takeaways: Participants will have a lesson plan, a zine they created, and several ideas on how they can use zines for instruction in their library.

4- Organization: The organization of this proposal is fully formed - both presenters are from Gleeson Library, University of San Francisco.

5- Contact Information: 

Matthew Collins

Reference, Instruction, and Zine Librarian

collinsm@usfca.edu

Anders Lyon

UX/Web Design Librarian

alyon2@usfca.edu