Library Publishing: Publishing & Creativity Studio

Email or click the link below to request a time to meet with Allison Brown, Digital Publishing Services Manager, for training on software, equipment, or general consultation.

• browna@geneseo.edu
• Book a time to meet 

During the Fall and Spring semesters, there will be hours posted here for walk-in help.

The Studio provides training and work space for interns and TAs working for Milne-supported publications, but is also open for drop-in use by any student, club, or group.

Current Milne-supported publications:

• Proceedings of GREAT Day
• Gandy Dancer

The Publishing & Creativity Studio at Milne Library is a dedicated space fitted with supplies, tools, and equipment for the SUNY Geneseo community to engage with both digital and physical bookmaking ranging from single issue handmade zines to fully digital publications.

• 4 computers (2 Mac & 2 Dell)
  • GIMP*, Inkscape*, Scribus*, Krita*, Characterizer*, Storyboarder*, LaTeX*, MacTeX*, TeXLive*, Zinemaker*, Adobe Creative Suite (*indicates open source software)
• Electric typewriter
• Mini-collection of publishing and bookmaking related books
• Assorted supplies for zine making: markers, scissors, paper, glue, stamps and ink.
• A Provisional Press letterpress machine*
  • Lego Printing*
• 2 Open Press Project mini etching presses*

*Ink & paper for these presses are not openly available for walk-in use. Contact Allison Brown (browna@geneseo.edu) for a consultation and training on using our presses.

The Studio and Milne Library Publishing support Geneseo faculty and their courses which incorporate publishing or bookmaking in some form. Support could include workshops on digital publishing software, one-time hands-on projects, or support for longer projects. Contact Allison Brown to learn more.

These are the current areas we support, but please get in touch if you have more ideas for how the Studio can work with your course:

• printing and word art
• simple book binding
• digital publishing

In case you want some examples to spark your creativity, here are a few ideas:

• Writing, printing, and binding a chapbook or zine
• Making a journal to use for class notes or reflections
• Making a visual representation of a key word or concept that can be combined into a visual glossary for the class.
• Designing an infographic to showcase a key concept or data
• A personal or collective commonplace book to collect course related quotes and tidbits--digital or physical