Absolute also has "East Coast Exchange". If you send in your weeded journal
issues, you will receive a discount on back issues ordered. We usually pay
$10.00 an issue.

We just started using Back-serv and have filled many gaps in our journal
runs for the cost of postage. It's been a real cost savings.

Good Luck!

Joy Piper
University at Buffalo

--On Monday, October 05, 2009 9:16 AM -0500 Barbara Pope
<bpope@PITTSTATE.EDU> wrote:

> Absolute Backorder is very good for their customer service.  Including
> shipping, I think I paid about $30.00 or so for a journal issue.  That
> seems a little expensive, but I had exhausted all other options.
>
> Another extremely low cost option is to use back issue listservs where
> other libraries give away journal issues they no longer need.  Some
> libraries on the lists say they don't need any reimbursement.  Some
> libraries ask for postage reimbursement in the form of stamps, but even
> if you reimburse full cost, it is a lot less than buying the issue.
> Altogether, these lists create a lot of traffic in an email account, so I
> set up a separate email account on gmail.  Of course I can access it, but
> mostly I have a student go through and look for issues that we need.
>
> BACKMED
> http://www.lists.us.swets.com/mailman/listinfo/backmed
>
> BACKSERV
> http://www.lists.us.swets.com/mailman/listinfo/backserv
>
> ALCTSDEU
> http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/alctsdeu
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Barbara M. Pope
> Axe Library
> Pittsburg State University
> Pittsburg KS  66762
> bpope@pittstate.edu
> 620-235-4884
>
> Mykie Howard wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Which vendors have you used besides USBE?  USBE is great, but they do not
> have some of the issues that we need.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mykie
>
>
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Mykie Howard
>
> Serials Librarian / Head, Serials & Gov. Documents
>
> Morehead State University
>
> Camden-Carroll Library
>
> 150 University Dr.
>
> Morehead, KY  40351
>
>
>
> my.howard@moreheadstate.edu
>
> ph:606-783-5116
>
> fax:606-783-5037
>
>
>
>
>
>

Joy Piper
Acquisitions
134 Lockwood Library
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-2210

ph:716-645-2305
fax:716-645-5955