---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:08:04 -0400
From: Susan E. Sturgeon <susan.sturgeon@SALEMSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Donations (Leslie Berger)

Don't tell anyone, but we do this with some regularity, usually for
things which we would probably not subscribe to ourselves, which
helps me with any qualms I might have.  The other thing which helps
my conscience is the extent to which we are gouged by publishers with
"institutional rates".

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:35:43 -0400
> From: Leslie Berger <Leslie.Berger@PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>
> Subject: Donations
>
> Friends,
>
>       As a fairly new periodicals librarian I am wondering about the
> legalities, etc. of donations of a title from an individual to a library. A
> faculty member here wants to give us back copies of a title that he
> currently subscribes to. He's also willing to give us the more recent issues
> when he's finished with them. Will we run afoul of the publisher if he
> donates current issues of a current subscription to our University Library?
> I'd appreciate hearing from those of you who have more experience than I
> with this.
>
>      Thanks in advance for the input
>
>    Leslie Berger
>    Kemp Library
>
> Leslie A. Berger
> Periodicals/Electronic Resources Librarian
> Kemp Library
> East Stroudsburg University
> East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2988
> (570)422-3597
> lberger@po-box.esu.edu

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Susan Sturgeon
Serials Librarian
Salem State College Library
352 Lafayette St.
Salem, MA 01970
(978) 542-6765
susan.sturgeon@salem.mass.edu

Email: susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu
Salem State College