Re: Discarding Microfiche Koveleskie, Judith 09 Oct 2008 18:59 UTC
Try posting it on BACKSERV. To join go to backserv-admin@lists.swets.com Most people donate their back issues and microforms in exchange for postage reimbursement. Some, however, request payment if the recipient is a vendor.. Judith A. Koveleskie Periodicals Librarian Seton Hill University Reeves Memorial Library Greensburg, PA 15601 724-838-7828 ________________________________ From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum on behalf of Diane Paldan Sent: Thu 10/9/2008 2:53 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Discarding Microfiche On a somewhat related topic. My library has recently purchase online backfiles to several major US newspapers. We would like to withdrawn microfilm runs that overlap the archive. Do anyone know if there is a market for used microfilm to be sold or donated. Diane -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of van Sickle, Jennifer Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:23 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Discarding Microfiche We have greatly cut back out MF subscriptions, but we keep all of what we do receive indefinitely. The titles we subscribe to are mostly core newspapers and general interest magazines, and students need the graphics/images not always available online. We would only discard MF if the publication was available in a stable archive like JSTOR. Hope this helps! --Jennifer Jennifer van Sickle Serials Librarian & Sciences Coordinator Trinity College Library 300 Summit St. Hartford, CT USA 06106 jennifer.vansickle@trincoll.edu phone: 860-297-2250 fax: 860-297-2251 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Crystal Holland Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 11:18 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Discarding Microfiche Does anyone have advice or a retention policy that they'd be willing to share with me regarding discarding microfiche? We have a real space crunch here due to order fiche to replace bound journals that were are discarding. How long should we reasonably keep the fiche though? We are looking into buying 2-3 additional fiche and film cabinets but we have finite amount of space dedicated to housing this material. Thanks in advance! -- *Crystal D. Holland* Serials Librarian & Social Sciences Liaison Winston-Salem State University C. G. O'Kelly Library- Rm 149 601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27110 Phone: 336-750-2455 Fax: 336-750-2459 hollandcd@wssu.edu cdholland98@gmail.com We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~Aristotle