ZineWiki

The Main Page of ZineWiki on October 16, 2006
URL	http://zinewiki.com/
Commercial?	No
Type of site	encyclopaedia
Registration	free, public
Owner	fallofautumn.com
Created by	Alan Lastufka and Kate Sandler
Launched	July 2006
Current status of site	Active

ZineWiki is an open-source online encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a technical, Web-related term used in two distinct meanings: in popular usage, it is a widespread synonym for Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)—many popular and technical texts will use the term URL when refering to URI; in strict technical usage, it is a... 1913 advertisement for Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon, 1902 An encyclopedia, encyclopaedia or (traditionally) encyclopædia,[1] is a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. ... This article or section should be merged with Zine This article needs cleanup. ... Alternative media are defined most broadly as those media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication. ... It has been suggested that DIY ethic be merged into this article or section. ... The Dun Emer Press in 1903 with Elizabeth Yeats working the hand press Small press is a term often used to describe publishers who typically specialize in genre fiction, or limited edition books or magazines. ...

History

ZineWiki was created in July 2006 by Alan Lastufka and Kate Sandler, two members of the Fall of Autumn collective, as a response to the limited inclusion of independent publishers and publications on Wikipedia^[1]. Look up July in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Collective can also refer to the collective pitch flight control in helicopters A collective is a group of people who share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together on a specific project(s) to achieve a common objective. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based free content encyclopedia project. ...

Like Wikipedia, ZineWiki strives for neutrality and accuracy. Unlike Wikipedia, the relevancy tag is not in use, as the editors believe all independent publications are worth documenting.

During a September 2006 broadcast, the host of Flat Four Radio in London remarked that there's "nothing to stop it (ZineWiki) from becoming the world's main source of information on zines,^[2]" while Karl Wenclas, founder of the Underground Literary Alliance, has called ZineWiki "a sign of new life.^[3]" Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The word broadcast can refer to: Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Karl Wenclas and Michael Jackman at a ULA reading in Hamtramck (Detroit), Michigan, in 2002 Karl King Wenclas (born in Detroit, Michigan) is a founder of and the Publicity Director of the Underground Literary Alliance. ... The Underground Literary Alliance is a Philadelphia-based, but internationally membered, group of untalented writers, zinesters and DIY writers who seek to expose what they see as the corruption and insularity in the American book-publishing establishment while providing alternative avenues for writers who dont easily fit into mainstream...

Punk Planet Magazine

In September 2006, the Chicago-based print magazine Punk Planet partnered with ZineWiki to offer exclusive online content. The first of these articles was entitled "Unofficial Histories: Zine and Ephemeral Print Archivists" by Anne Elizabeth Moore. Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Punk Planet is a 16,000 print run punk fanzine, based in Chicago, USA, that focuses most of its energy on looking at punk as a sub-culture rather than as simply some music that teenagers listen to. ... In the description of a mathematical set, the term exclusive denotes that the endpoints of a range are not included within the set. ... Online means being connected to the Internet or another similar electronic network, like a bulletin board system. ... Ephemera are documents published with a short intended lifetime. ... An archivist is someone who collects, organizes, preserves, and maintains control over a wide range of important information. ...

References

1. ^ "ZineWiki: The Great Database", Underground Literary Alliance, July 24, 2006.
2. ^ "AudioPop Episode #18", Flat Four Radio, September 18, 2006.
3. ^ "Zeen Corner", Karl Wenclas, September 22, 2006.

External Links

• ZineWiki site
• Punk Planet site