Hi,

 

Perhaps the Music Listserv might allow a small list or recommend a place. We use Absolute Backorder like we use USBE. You have to query in advance to see if they want the issues. I give them a list with an inventory. They are usually quick to reply (2-5 days). You can set up an account to contribute and not pay a fee up front for the service. That beats USBE, and they also have an online list of availability which is better than USBE. Reward for giving is payment of only $10 per issue for all listed online issues you may want some day.

 

Tinker Massey

Serials Librarian

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Masse36e@erau.edu

 

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Pennington, Buddy D.
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:23 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] What to do with weeded JSTOR volumes?

 

Hi all,

 

We are gearing up to weed several journal runs from our music periodicals collection and I am trying to figure out what we should do with the weeded volumes. I don’t want to spend a lot of time trying to find a new home for these, but I feel like we should make some effort to avoid throwing them in a dumpster. I can offer them to other academic libraries in Missouri through a consortial email list but was wondering what a second step might be if we didn’t have many takers. 

 

Does anyone know of any companies that would be willing to take this and give or sell them to libraries in need?  I know the USBE program is not taking JSTOR holdings. We use Better World Books for our weeded monographs, but they won’t take journals.  Can anyone recommend a similar company that we could use?

 

Buddy Pennington

Serial Acquisitions Librarian

University of Missouri - Kansas City

800 East 51st Street

Kansas City, MO  64110

Phone: 816-235-1548

Fax: 816-333-5584

Email: penningtonb@umkc.edu

 

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