‘DIY’ publications called zines have long been a way for marginalized communities to record their stories, spread information and organize. However, this article presents zines as a potential research tool for action researchers who are working within organisational contexts. The authors, both museum professionals, action researchers and zinesters, use examples from their research within art museums to examine the value of zines as a methodology. Though the research projects take place within art organisations, using the four themes of aesthetics, communities of practice, counter-narratives and plurality it considers how zines could be used more broadly as a research tool in other knowledge-based settings. The authors provide a recommendation for practitioners to explore zining to engender dialogic cultures in their organisations as well as their potential in shaping ‘major’ and ‘minor’ organisational change.

长期以来，名为 zines 的“DIY”出版物一直是边缘社区记录他们的故事、传播信息和组织的一种方式。但是，本文将 zines 介绍为​​在组织环境中工作的行动研究人员的潜在研究工具。作者，包括博物馆专业人士、行动研究人员和 zinesters，使用他们在艺术博物馆内研究的例子来检查 zine 作为一种方法的价值。尽管研究项目是在艺术组织内进行的，但使用美学、实践社区、反叙事和多元化这四个主题，它考虑了如何更广泛地将杂志用作其他基于知识的环境中的研究工具。