Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 10:45:00 EST From: Mike Kearsley Subject: Summary: where to send old journals (from Mike Kearsley; long!) Folks; A couple of weeks ago I posted a message asking for information on clearinghouses which would ship older, unused journals to institutions in need of them. About seventy responses later I'm finally getting around to summarizing what I heard back. I've organized the list into three groups: clearinghouses which will distribute journals (and usually equipment too), institutions in less developed countries (LDC) which have limited or no access to ecological literature, and "Other" requests, from field stations and small and/or new institutions which want to beef up (or create) their libraries. In the interests of saving space, I have not included requests from individuals. Shipping seems to be the big bugaboo. A little known option was pointed out to me by Mike Swift (mswift@carleton.edu). With the mail bag option of the USPS, you pay a low per pound rate for surface shipping which varies with distance shipped. To get journals to Poland, Mike pays ~75 cents per pound. Check with your local P.O., as limitations per bag apply. Also, within the US, fourth class rates (book rate) is a lot less than that (~ 25 cents per pound or so). This may also work for APO addresses overseas. As a point of reference, 5 years of Amer. Nat. Weighed about 50 lb, which would not make for outrageous postage, even overseas. I've indicated where the person contacted said that their institution would or might pay for shipping. The American Geophysical Union has a policy of distributing journal collections belonging to retiring and deceased members to institutions in Latin America. None of the ecology oriented societies I contacted (ESA, Ent Soc Am, Amer Soc Nat) had such a program, although ESA does donate subscriptions to individuals who cannot afford them. Perhaps they could be persuaded to cover shipping as well. There is a real need for "old" journals out there. There are researchers out there trying to do research in an information vacuum. If you have issues of journals on your shelves which you haven't looked at in the past 3 or 4 years, consider donating them to institutions where your colleagues could be putting them to good use. If you have a library within a 10 minute walk which has the same back issues, you won't be missing much besides some head-clearing outdoor time. Thanks to all the people who responded to my query (and put up with my pesky questions). Any boneheaded mistakes in the list below I apologize for in advance. Please e-mail me directly if I've got mailing or other addresses wrong. Mike Mike Kearsley Plant Ecology / Vegetation Analysis US DOI BOR Northern Arizona University Glen Canyon Environmental Studies Department of Biological Sciences mkearsley@gces.uc.usbr.gov Mike.Kearsley@nau.edu (520) 556-7457 (-7363) {voice} (520) 523-2381 {voice} 556-7368 {fax} (520) 523-7500 {fax} __________________________________________________________________________ Type: Clearinghouse Country: Africa/S.America Inst: Various Contact: Gail Olsen Via: gailo@neota.cnr.colostate.edu Notes: The Fisheries and Wildlife Biology graduate student organization identifies libraries and others in need in Africa and Latin America. Type: Clearinghouse Country:various (S. America) Inst: various Contact: Via: TBA -- mushinsky@chuma.cas.usf.edu Notes: The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) is putting together a program to get journals into the hands of South American colleagues. They do not have the infrastructure worked out yet, but maybe if you keep bugging them and they'll get to it. Type: Clearinghouse Country:Organization of Biological Field Stations Inst: various Contact:various Via: http://jasper.stanford.edu/obfs/index.html/ Notes: This is the OBFS web page, a index of other field stations and contacts at those stations. In general, the separation between field stations and supporting institutions makes literature work difficult. Type: Clearinghouse Country:various (worldwide) Inst: various Contact:Judy Holoviak (AGU) Via: jholoviak@kosmos.agu.org Notes: The American Geophysical Union has long distributed the journal collections of its retiring members. I'm not sure if Judy Holoviak is the appropriate contact, but she is the Director of Publications for the AGU and should know who to contact if she isn't it. Dr. Gerardo Gold-Bouchet of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico suggested contacting other professional societies to ask if they will do this. ESA, Ent Soc Am. and Amer Soc Nat do not do this. Perhaps if enough people asked them to..... Type: Clearinghouse Country:various (worldwide) Inst: various Contact:Mr. H.R. Dalafi Via: donation@ictp.trieste.it Notes: The International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy will match donees with donors, as part of its cooperative efforts with the Third World Academy of Science. Their web site is located at: http://www.ictp.trieste.it should you wish to visit. Type: Clearinghouse Country:Various (S. America) Inst: various Contact:Betty Peterson Via: 508-224-6521 Notes: The Manomet Bird Observatory (P.O. Box 1770, Manomet, MA 02345, USA) runs the Birders Exchange which gets donated gear to scientists in South America. Perhaps they will do journals too. I'm waiting to hear an official word back from Ms Peterson, but I have heard from elsewhere that they will ship journals. Type: Clearinghouse Country:China Inst: various Contact:Anna Bretell Via: v-abretell@bssz.umd.edu Notes: The U. of MD has cooperative agreements with universities in the PRC. Contact them for which journals they need. Type: Clearinghouse Country:various (Latin America) Inst: various Contact:Jean Langenheim Via: lang@biology.ucsc.edu Notes: Jean Langenheim is a contact who can connect you to the LALEP program which transfers journals and equipment to scientists and institutions in Latin America. Type: Clearinghouse Country:various (Africa) Inst: various Contact:Gerry Cunningham Via: Cunningh@matina.conicit.go.cr Notes: Gerry is a contact for INFOTERRA, which finds "focal points" in need of journals and equipment. In partnership with the US-EPA, they have been equipping institutions and organizations. ---------------------------------------------------------- Type: LDC Country:Indonesia Inst: U. of East Timor Contact:Alex Nyhan Via: 202 298-0239 Notes: A partnership between Georgetown University and the U of East Timor ("Partnership for institutional excellence") Type: LDC Country:Brazil Inst: FAUTRON Contact:Erica Fleishman Via: Efleishman@scs.unr.edu Notes: FAUTRON is a Brazilian NGO with a decent field station, but no literature Type: LDC Country:Costa Rica Inst: Wilson Botanical Garden Contact:Eric Ribbens Via: eribbens@csb.sju.edu Notes: Eric Ribbens suggested donating journals to the Wilson Botanical Garden. Type: LDC Country:Guam (USA) Inst: University of Guam Contact:Bob Thacker Via: rthacker@hawaii.edu Notes: Almost any journals. Contact Bob Thacker for Joanne Crotts' e-mail address. Otherwise, send mail to RFK Library, U. of Guam Station, Mangilao, Guam, 96923 Type: LDC Country:Federated States of Micronesia Inst: College of Micronesia Contact:Bob Thacker Via: rthacker@hawaii.edu Notes: Almost any journals. Contact Bob Thacker for an e-mail contact address. Mail to Coll. of Micronesia, Pohnpei, Federated State of Micronesia. Type: LDC Country:Estonia Inst: U. of Estonia Contact:Jaanus Paal Via: jpaal@ut.ee Notes: Especially interested in Ecology, Amer. Natur., Can. J. Bot. Dr. Paal also has contacts for the Institution of Biology, Latvia and Institution of Botany, Lithuania. Type: LDC Country:Sri Lanka Inst: Institute of Tropical Environmental Studies Contact:Rohan H. Wickramasinghe, Ph.D. Via: rohan@ites.ac.lk Notes: ITES is interested in most journals dealing with ecology and environmental sciences. Dr. Wickramasinghe has contacts at other local ecological libraries as well. Type: LDC Country:Germany Inst: Institute of Ecology Contact:Gottfried Jetsche Via: bgj@rz.uni-jena.de Notes: Dr. Jetsche and colleagues in the Theoretical Ecology Group do not have access to many journals, such as Amer Nat which discuss conceptual aspects of ecology. Older issues, which cover the development of current understandings would be very welcome. Type: LDC Country:India Inst: Center for Ecological Science and Conservation Contact:T.R.Shankar Naman Via: shankar@cesx.iisc.ernet.in Notes: A small organization getting off the ground, working on conservation and wildlife management issues. They are looking for broad-based journals (Ecol, Amer Nat, Evol) plus journals dealing with wildlife management issues. Alternate Contact: Center for Ecological Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India Type: LDC Country:Bulgaria Inst: American University in Bulgaria Contact:Anna Georgeva Via: AYG950@jmc.aubg.bg Notes: This is a 5 year old institution which needs journals of almost any description Type: LDC Country:Costa Rica Inst: Universidad Nacional Contact:Maria Isabel Di Mare, Ph.D. Via: mdimare@irazu.una.ac.cr Notes: The Programa Regional trains Latin American scientists in wildlife management and provides a library to scientists in the region. They will pay postage. Alternate contact: Programa Regional en Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Universidad Nacional, APDO 1350, 3000 Heredia, Costa Rica, Centro America 506-237-7039 {vox), 506-237-7036 (fax). Type: LDC Country:Brazil Inst: University of Campinas Contact:Woody Benson Via: fax: 19-239-3124 Notes: Any ecological journals would be welcome. You may contact Woody via Marcio Cardoso at the U. of Texas (zikan@piglet.cc.utexas.edu). Type: LDC Country:Poland Inst: University of Warsaw Contact:Mike Swift / Andrej Kowalczewski Via: mswift@carleton.edu / akowalc@plearn.edu.pl Notes: Mike sends all his journals (J. Great Lakes Res., Ecol., Envir. Toxicol. Chem) to the U of Warsaw using the mailbag option. Type: LDC Country:Palestine Inst: Islamic University Contact:Mohammad R. Al-Agha, Ph.D. Via: mralagha@iugaza.edu Notes: A new institution starting from scratch with departments involved in Environment and Earth Sciences and Groundwater Resources Management. They are looking for computer equipment, training, microscopes, any lab equipment. Journals they are interested in include: Env. Geol., Hydrology, Solid Wastes, Contaminant Hydrology, Israel J. Earth Sci., Waste Water, Water Internat., Water Qual., and Environmental Pollution. Type: LDC Country:Sierra Leone, West Africa Inst: Njala University College Contact:Osman A. Sankoh Via: sankoh@amadeus.statistik.uni-dortmund.de Notes: Dr. Sankoh is on sabbatical at U. Dortmund, but indicated that any journal donations should be directed to: The Dean, Faculty of Env. Sciences, U of Sierra Leone, P.M.B., Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Type: LDC Country:Panama Inst: University of Panama Contact:Dr. Hector Barrios Via: hbarrios@ancon.up.ac.pa Notes: Dr. Barrios is interested in journals to support a MSC program at the University. Dr. B. Can also be contacted at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution, Unit 0948 APO AA, FL 34002-0948, USA. Type: LDC Country:Kenya Inst: Centre for Environmental Policy and Land in Africa Contact:Michael Ochieng Odhiambo Via: ochieng@arcc.or.ke Notes: CEPLA is in need of journals relating to ecology, the environment, environmental law and policy, natural resources, and sustainable development. Type: LDC Country:Portugal Inst: Universidade Nova de Lisboa Contact:Prof. Maria Rosa Paiva Via: mrp@mail.fct.unl.pt Notes: Notify Prof. Paiva of the names and issues of journals, as their library lacks some numbers. Type: LDC Country:Poland Inst: Green Federation (Federacja Zielonych) Contact:Thomas Perkowski Via: greenfed@inet.com.pl Notes: The federation is building an environmental library and are accepting nearly all titles. They may be able to secure a small grant to help with postage as well. ----------------------------------------------------------- Type: Other Country:USA Inst: Nevada State Museum Contact:Erica Fleishman Via: Efleishman@scs.unr.edu Notes: Type: Other Country:Canada Inst: U. of Northern British Columbia Contact:Joe Ackerman Via: ackerman@unbc.edu Notes: A new university looking to develop their library Type: Other Country:USA Inst: Stetson University Contact:Cindy Bennington Via: cbenning@tophat.stetson.edu Notes: A small, private, liberal arts college with a small library collection which dates back only as far as 1991. Dr. Bennington (Dept. Biol, Box 8264, Stetson University, Deland, FL, 32720, USA) was a bit shocked at the size of the collection when she arrived on campus. Type: Other Country:USA Inst: Louis Calder Field Center Contact:Dr. John D. Wehr Via: Wehr@murray.fordham.edu Notes: The field center wants to develop its library, and has need of back journals. The long distances from the Center to researchers' institutions makes it difficult to do literature work. Type: Other Country:USA Inst: Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology Contact:Steve Tonsor Via: tonsor@pitt.edu Notes: Pymatuning is a small field station looking to increase its library. They may be able to pay for shipping, depending on the journals offered. Type: Other Country:USA Inst: Clark University Contact:Jeanne Kasperson Via: jkasperson@vax.clarku.edu Notes: They are interested in acquiring old issues of ecological and environmental journals. Type: Other Country:USA Inst: University of Pittsburg Contact:Steve Tonsor Via: tonsor@pitt.edu Notes: Pitt will pay shipping for journals in ecology and evolution *except* Ecology, Copeia, Ecol Monog, J Mamm, J NABS, J Wildl Mgt, and Monog in Limnol and Oceanog. ------------------------------ >From AMERICAN SCIENTIST, Volume 89, page 476: Donate Your Back Issues Help developing countries in Asia by putting your journals in their empty university library shelves! BRIDGE TO ASIA, a non-profit San Francisco-based organization, wants your American Scientist magazines and academic journals. Just pack them tightly in manageably-sized boxes and ship them to our warehouses and we'll send them to students and teachers in Asia. 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