Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Razorcake<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>: 1533-7464 (Print)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0Razorcake<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cRazorcake<\/em>\u00a0provides consistent coverage of do-it-yourself punk culture that you won\u2019t find anywhere else. We believe in positive, progressive, community-friendly DIY punk. We do our part.\u201d2<\/sup>\u00a0Razorcake<\/em>\u2018s philosophy is as simple as it is rare: cover, support, foster, and celebrate a vibrant independent artistic community that lives well below corporate media\u2019s radar. Coverage includes some of the most in-depth interviews of the underground and features a staff of over 160 writers, photographers, graphic designers, and comic book artists.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong> Anyone interested in DIY punk culture.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Razorcake\/Gorksy Press, Inc.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.<\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Civilian webzine and fanzine.6<\/sup><\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong>\u00a0Music, book, and zine reviews; guest opinions; webcomics; and international \u201cscene\u201d reports, written by over 160 regular writers, graphic artists, and photographers.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0The zine is published bi-monthly8<\/sup>, and the website updated regularly.<\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Mission Statement<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:\u00a0<\/strong>Music, book, and zine reviews as well as opinion and reporting pieces.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:<\/strong>\u00a0Submissions via the form on the\u00a0Contact page<\/a>. Submissions are approved by editorial staff. Writers are not paid for articles, but they do retain full copyright of their work.10<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Casual but varies considerably. While some utilize brazen humor, as well as profanity, all articles are engaging, thought-provoking, and executed with a strong grasp of grammar and consistent, effective voice.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0None specified.<\/p>\n Razorcake<\/em>\u00a0is a fine example of a nontraditional and groundbreaking opportunity that is commonly overlooked by the professional community.\u00a0Razorcake<\/em>\u2018s main focus is music, but there is potential for interviews, commentary, and intellectual freedom articles to name but a few. The creative, informative, and social benefits for information professionals is limited only by imagination and creativity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cOur print run is 6,000 copies.\u201d11<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:\u00a0<\/strong>Based in Los Angeles, California12<\/sup>\u00a0and distributed to over twenty countries.13<\/sup> This publication has a strong multinational appeal, as it provides music coverage for bands worldwide. In addition, the scope and variance of political and social perspective provide accessibility to numerous cultures and communities desiring an alternative approach.<\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong> Reader demographics are not available, but as this is a punk zine, most readers will be interested in progressive politics, activism, and counterculture.<\/p>\n Readers are generally not going to tolerate racist, homophobic, or sexist attitudes, yet a vibrant lack of political correctness is prevalent in both readers and content. Based on an evaluation of the contributors, political leanings of the reader base spans from apolitical to the most extreme of philosophies. A healthy dose of humor, positivism, self-reliance, individuality, and \u201cDIY\u201d (do it yourself) spirit permeates both versions of the publication. Noteworthy is the fact that this publication, more than many in underground culture, has readers highly interested in the correlation between information access, privacy, laws such as the Patriot Act, and a specific form of entertainment, rather than general ethical or legal discussions of such topics.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0The reader base, versed in music, writing, politics by default, demonstrates LIS proclivities and knowledge. A randomly reviewed interview revealed a discussion of technological obsolescence, archival, copyright concerns, and the reduction of creative ephemera and networking due to internet proliferation. While such discourse promotes at least an implicit understanding of core information issues, LIS jargon should be avoided.<\/p>\n This publication presents both opportunities, and some challenges, for those from the LIS community wishing to contribute. Writers with a lack of music knowledge, including music culture, history, and social dynamics are going to have difficulty presenting anything in a relevant, engaging manner. This readership suggests intelligence, and their continual deviation from mainstream society\u2019s perception requires contributors from what some deem a rather dull profession to stretch their creativity in presentation. This readership, interested in history and ephemera, nostalgia, and the technological capacity for music enjoyment, affords contributors the capacity to educate, inform, and demonstrate the LIS world in a package of immense creative potential. Feminist issues regarding topics such as female artistic expression or emerging technology skills, incorporated into information science themes, increase the potential for LIS writers to express themselves in meaningful ways that potentially fine-tune their chosen area of expertise. In addition, authors wishing to prepare for peer-reviewed writing on issues of the aforementioned information privacy and library law will find a demanding yet non-academic opportunity for publication.<\/p>\n Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>September 28, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Razorcake ISSN: 1533-7464 (Print)1 Website:\u00a0Razorcake Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0\u201cRazorcake\u00a0provides consistent coverage of do-it-yourself punk culture that you won\u2019t find anywhere else. We believe in positive, progressive, community-friendly DIY punk. We do our part.\u201d2\u00a0Razorcake\u2018s philosophy is as simple as it is rare: cover, support, foster, and celebrate a vibrant independent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":772,"featured_media":0,"parent":2017,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2662"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2662\/revisions\/3345"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/infosci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About the publication\u2019s submission guidelines<\/h3>\n
Conclusion: Evaluation of publication\u2019s potential for LIS authors<\/h3>\n
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