Hello all,

There was just an announcement on Medlib-L, that MLA has taken over the backmed listserv. Hurrah!

Here it is:

“With the recent demise/inaccessibility (January 10) of the backmed list originally hosted by SWETS, MLA has created a new public list you can use to replace this resource:

backmed-exchange@mlahq.org

You were previously a subscriber on the SWETS backmed list, set to receive individual messages, but with mail disabled. If this is still your preferred setting and you wish to remain subscribed to the MLA backmed-exchange list, you need do nothing: your email address and settings will be transferred and remain the same. The only difference is that the list address has changed to backmed-exchange@mlahq.org. If you no longer wish to be subscribed at all, please let me know.

When we add your email address to the list, you will receive an initial “welcome” email that provides links to login and make changes. After that you will not receive further backmed-exchange messages, but will be able to post to the list. You may also contact me directly to make changes or for additional support.

MLA is pleased to be able to continue this valuable service for medical librarians! Please let me know if you have questions or need further information.

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Kate E. Corcoran                                             corcoran@mlahq.org
Dir. of Membership and Info. Systems  mlams3@mlahq.org
Medical Library Association                        312/419-9094 x12
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900              fax, 312/419-8950
Chicago, IL  60601-7246                                <http://mlanet.org>

MLA: Professionals providing quality information for improved health
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Plan now to attend MLA '15:

"Librarians Without Limits," Austin, TX, May 15-20, 2015

mla15.meeting.mlanet.org”

I concur with Hella.

With the bankruptcy and closing of Swets offices in New Jersey……….this was bound to happen, but I saw no mention of this on BackMed. Suspect someone just turned off the Swets server this was based on. Our messages started bouncing Jan 15.

I have sent a similar suggestion to NLM, but realize they may take years to get governmental approval……….and right now I have quite a few journals I would like to put on BackMed, that might find a home at another medical library, that are destined for the paper recycling, including JBJS AM 1995-2013. We have about 410 print titles in our collection, the majority of which depend on their completeness from judiciously following BackMed for years and years. All of that scrounging benefits my local clinicians and Docline/SerHold.

One librarian, who just sent multiple boxes of bound journals to fill in gaps in our collection………..thought she might see if EBSCO was interested. It would be nice if this could be supported by a non-commercial entity.

Not sure who to contact, but is this also something that MLA might want to support? I am trying to figure what organization would see the benefit of this form of ‘medical library community outreach’, for a service that Swets did not charge to participate……..and had basic/ethical guidelines for how exchanges of journals/reimbursement were done.

Mark McKenney BS, MS, MLS

Medical Librarian – Tue, Thu, Fri – 8AM to 4PM.

[Mon, Wed library is staffed by Linda Ciavonne]

Dr E.H. Munro Medical Library

St Mary’s Hospital – the Regional Medical Center

2635 North 7^th Street

Grand Junction, CO 81501-1628

970-298-2171    Fax  970-298-7509

library@sclhs.net (accessible by BOTH library staff)

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Hello,

It seems that the Backmed listserv has been taken off the Swets server without any notification, about a week ago.  

Do you know of an alternative to this?

Otherwise it would be great if NASIG could start a similar listserv.

Thanks,

Hella

Hella Bluhm-Stieber, MLIS, AHIP

Medical Librarian

M.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

Hella.bluhm-stieber@hhs.sccgov.org

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