Octapod

Here's a listing about the Octapod Zine Library, and a brief blurb:

The Octapod Zine Library
The Octapod Association
3/231 King St
NEWCASTLE NSW 2300
Australia
podadmin@octapod.org
Tel: (02)) 4927 0470
Fax: (02) 4927 1475

Based at the Octapod Association in Newcastle, the Octapod Zine Library is one
of Australia's oldest, largest and most significant collections of zines. A
broad range of zines covering the past 15 years are included in the collection.
A project is currently underway to catalogue the zines. Octapod was responsible
for the publication of the New Pollution (1998) - an anthology of zines from
around Australia. These zines have formed the basis of our collection, which
gets added to each year via people attending the Zine Fair at the National Young
Writers' Festival (as part of the This Is Not Art Festival). The collection has
been classified as significant by the National Library of Australia and we are
awaiting the outcome of our application to the National Library for funds to
preserve and catalogue the collection and make it more accessible through
developing an online catalogue (fingers crossed!). A group recently started up a
weekly drop in arvo, to make zines together. There is also a cataloguing
workshop scheduled during TINA (at Octapod on the Friday and Saturday
10am-12noon).

FYI - Octapod will be open to the public during TINA: Thurs 2nd Oct - Mon 6th
Oct 12-5pm. So, people are welcome to drop in and check out the zine collection.