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| − | The '''Octapod Zine Library''', is the largest community-owned zine collection in Australia. The collection numbering ~2000-3000 zines is based at The Octapod Association, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The Zine Library is currently (2007) undergoing categorization to create an online database. | + | The '''Octapod [[Zine]] Library''', is the largest community-owned [[zine]] collection in Australia. The collection numbering ~2000-3000 zines is based at The Octapod Association, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The Zine Library is currently (2007) undergoing categorization to create an online database. |
The Octapod Association is a government funded not-for-profit independent arts and new media organisation, existing in various incarnations for the past ten years. | The Octapod Association is a government funded not-for-profit independent arts and new media organisation, existing in various incarnations for the past ten years. | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 26 August 2007
The Octapod Zine Library, is the largest community-owned zine collection in Australia. The collection numbering ~2000-3000 zines is based at The Octapod Association, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The Zine Library is currently (2007) undergoing categorization to create an online database.
The Octapod Association is a government funded not-for-profit independent arts and new media organisation, existing in various incarnations for the past ten years.
Octapod has occasionally published an inhouse zine, Urchin, and in 1998 they were involved in the publishing of New Pollution zine anthology as part of the Noise festival and in this year Octopod's zine library was created.
The Octapod supports a number of projects, community groups and individuals by providing an administrative base and important resources including a large meeting space, web hosting, a zine library and project management advice.
