Hello, Diane.  Your question brought to mind the Tasini case.  Does the
online access you purchased guarantee that you will have access to each
article?  If not, what if an article was written by a freelancer who did
not release copyright?  It may not be in the full text version.  Just a
thought.

Sincerely,

Barbara Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg KS  66762
620-235-4884
bpope@pittstate.edu

> 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  We would like to withdrawn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
>