Re: Weeded journals to New Orleans Bluhm-Stieber, Hella 27 Apr 2006 18:34 UTC
Hello Vince, I received the following e-mail from Absolute Backorder Service on 4/12/06. I know that PubZilla also subports this. The big problem with the different donation centers is that the libraries in the affected areas are probably not ready yet to receive anything. I just came back from a mission trip to New Orleans, where I helped to clean out/gutt houses, and I saw that there is very little rebuilding going on yet, since huge areas are distroit and need to be cleaned up first. Also, they just came out with the new building codes. Hella "Good News, Absolute Backorder Service, Inc. is pleased to introduce the Hurricane Donation Center (HDC) for libraries affected by the devastating storms of 2005. This free service is our attempt to put donators in touch with libraries in need. Our experience assisting clients in rebuilding their collections has identified this donation center as an integral part of restoring losses. Absolute has heard from many libraries willing to donate and several libraries in dire need. Rather than individual libraries in need addressing specific offerings on a case by case basis, they can peruse our centralized listings and contact the most appropriate donor directly to work out the details of what's needed and where to send the related material. Our model allows donating libraries to hold their offerings at their library until a needing library contacts them. All postings have expiration dates (that can be edited) to automatically delete when the journals can no longer be held at your respective library. After creating a donator or receiver account, a confirming email will follow. Please utilize this password-protected utility with our compliments. http://donations.absolute-inc.com Thank you for your patience. Sincerely, Sandy Belskis General Manager Absolute Backorder Service, Inc. 475 Washington Street Wrentham, MA 02093 tel: 508-384-0122 fax: 508-384-0097 belskis@absolute-inc.com www.absolute-inc.com Hella Bluhm-Stieber, MLIS, AHIP Medical Librarian Milton J. Chatton Medical Library Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System 751 S. Bascom Ave. San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 885-5654 Fax (408) 885-5655 -----Original Message----- From: Vince Jenkins [mailto:vjenkins@EDUCATION.WISC.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 02:32 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Weeded journals to New Orleans Can someone provide the address or name of the organization serving as a clearinghouse for contributed journals for the libraries of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? Thanks. Vince Jenkins Center for Instructional Materials & Computing Univ. of Wisconsin--Madison 608-262-7301 vjenkins@education.wisc.edu NOTICE: This email message and/or its attachments may contain information that is confidential or restricted. It is intended only for the individuals named as recipients in the message. If you are NOT an authorized recipient, you are prohibited from using, delivering, distributing, printing, copying, or disclosing the message or content to others and must delete the message from your computer. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by return email.