Zine Cataloging Guide

Items needed for physical processing:

• Red circle stickers
• Comic book bags
• Comic book boards
• Magazine bags (for larger materials) 

For archival copies: 

1. Place red sticker on top right corner of backing board
2. place corresponding bar code sticker (larger size) directly underneath red sticker.
3. Fill comic book bag with backing board and zine. 
4. Take spine barcode sticker and place on the lip of the back fold.
5. Print out call number and place on the bottom left corner of the front of the bag.
6. Shelve in zine bins behind the circulation desk.

For circulating copies:

1. Place larger barcode sticker on the back of the zine (try to cover the least amount of information possible.)
2. Place spine barcode sticker on the left spine on the front of the zine.
3. Place call number on the bottom left corner of the front of the zine.
4. Place zine in bag with backing board.
5. Shelve in zine bins in front of the Innovation Lab. 

For larger zines:

1. Same as above but with larger freezer size bags, make sure to add a backing board to each copy to ensure zines stay upright.