[Imc] philosophical question

[jacobs]

Hi all,

I have an interesting question for folks.  Here's the background: About a 
month ago, as I was building the IMC library website, I decided it'd be cool 
to ask a webzine list for submissions and descriptions of websites that I 
would collect, organize, and give access to via our site. Seemed a good idea 
since we are collecting local zines in the library anyway.  Well, some of the 
submissions were from folks with webzines of erotic nature.  As of now, I have 
not added those webzines to the collection, but I'd like to ask for your input 
so that I can justify our collection. So here is an example of one sent to me 
(there are 
4 or 5 others):

Borcher's D/s Gazette - An art erotica e-zine for the general adult public 
with a focus on fetish and bdsm, with articles and personal essays, poetry, 
and art.
http://borchernews.com

the collection of our webzines is here:
http://urbana.indymedia.org/library/webzines.html

My feelings are mixed. Yes, we are a media organization, and erotica (like 
religious spoutings) does not fall within our scope. As a librarian, one 
seldom gets a chance to collect EVERYTHING due to budget-, space constraints 
and the like, but on the web, it is much easier to collect EVERY zine I come 
across. So my questions are:

1) what are the pros and cons of collecting erotic webzines for the IMC 
library;
2) If I DO collect them, should they be part of the list or separated out by 
subject.

Thanks for any input.

James Jacobs
radical Librarian

James R. Jacobs 
Graduate Reference Assistant 
Education/Social Science Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign                        
Home: 303B1 Paddock Drive  
Savoy, IL 61874           
(217)359-9283
jacobs at uiuc.edu
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