Topic Overview:

Conversation about managing digital assets and coordinating efforts. How to ask folks to support tech infrastructure. Current Projects/Assets:

• Zinelibraries.info wordpress site (repository for many things)
• Yahoo groups email list
• Github (for union catalog working group)
• Zine Wiki
• Etherpad

Some projects require funding (website domain, hosting, etc)

Desire for more collaboration with updating tech infrastructure and contributing content to Zinelibraries.info

• Building out section for contributions, make website more collaborative (difficulties with access due to WordPress format)
• Call for help/subgroup? Possible role for project assistants?
  • Email Violet to grant access

Interest in session:

• thinking about intellectual property; how can students populate zine wiki pages
• who and how resources are managed
• what are community/support needs?
• how to connect content generated in courses to the existing resources; what are tech questions/issues in zine librarian community
• how zine wiki is maintained/future development
• institutions/students are creating zines, how to connect to and utilize existing platforms?

Etherpad =>etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/zineunioncatalog

• used by union catalog and zine wiki groups; stripped down text editor allowing for collaborative editing; tracks authorship (color coding); autosaves; also includes a chat function; IS NOT GOOGLE!
• Anyone can use by accessing link

Github=>github.com/MiloQZAP/xZINECOREx

• open source dropbox; a repository that can store different kinds of file formats (good for code)
• ACTION: is there a way to create a group github (instead of having a personal account)? YES YOU CAN
• create a generic email account to use? are there free plans?
• use for catalog exports
  • Public Dropbox as alternative for accessibility/functionality?

Potential value of consolidating resources

Zine Librarian Email List/Yahoo Group

• also a place to put files! restricted group (email Jenna for access)
• ACTION: Review files in the Yahoo group, migrate to github/github alternative
  • are items in github searchable on the internet? YES
• AOL just bought Yahoo; need to migrate more pressing maybe
• what are alternatives?
• ACTION: Can we host email lists at zinelibraries.info
  • need for something that does not create need for more administrative oversight

Zine Wiki

• need more administration and TLC
  • Contact Jenna at Barnard to gain access/admin
  • individual libraries tracking/contributing to entries for zine wiki
• union catalog group are working on more structure for zinewiki; additional metadata
• no standard for entries right now, template in development for infobox
• if you know somebody who is good with media wiki, we could use the expertise (not just zine folks)
  • wikipedia edit-a-thons as good way to recruit potential volunteers to help with wiki
• can create collection notes (groundwork for union catalog)

Next Steps

• Investigating alternatives to github
• Reviewing yahoo group materials; consolidate/migrate as needed
• Encourage folks who are adding content to zine wiki to also think about writing up a workflow
• Group hack session tomorrow during zine making