Wilita (and Others who might be interested): The topic of duplicates, or withdrawn issues for exchange, or requests for needed issues has come up on SERIALST several times. Although SERIALST is not a forum for the trade or exchange of duplicate, wanted, or unwanted serials, occasionally we still get requests to post such listings. Within the past couple of years, several other forums have emerged to facilitate exchanges. Recently, I compiled a listing of Back Issues and Exchange Services on the World Wide Web. The list is at: http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/backexch.html Currently, all of the sources (except one) that are cited on this web page are linked directly to the archives of the service (so you can explore each site). I'm appending a text version of the Web file here, FYI. If other folks know of other back issues and exchange services, please let me know and I'll add them to the web listing. Regards, Birdie MacLennan <bmaclenn@moose.uvm.edu> Serials Coordinator, SERIALST Listowner, etc. Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back Issues & Exchange Services http://www.uvm.edu/~bmaclenn/backexch.html Here is a list of back issues and exchange services that have been mentioned on SERIALST, or through other networked sources as being freely-offered through the Internet. This listing has evolved to give those who are interested several options for pursuing the discussion and/or trade of serials. For Posting Lists for the Exchange of Back Issues & Other Materials: * ASEE/ELD Duplicates Exchange - from the American Society for Engineering Education/Engineering Libraries Division. * BACKSERV - archives and list devoted exclusively to the informal exchange of serial back issues and books among libraries. (The list address is: backserv@sun.readmore.com. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@sun.readmore.com that reads: subscribe backserv [your name]) * BACKMED - archives and list devoted exclusively to the informal exchange of medical and health-related serial back issues and books among libraries. (The list address is: backmed@sun.readmore.com. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@sun.readmore.com that reads: subscribe backmed [your name]) * DEU-L - archives and list of the ALA/ALCTS Duplicates Exchange Union. (The list address is: deu-l@shsu.edu. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@shsu.edu that reads: subscribe deu-l [your name]) * EUROBACK - archives and list devoted to the informal exchange of serials back issues and books among European libraries / archives et liste reservees exclusivement a l'echange volontaire de fascicules de periodiques et de livres entre bibliotheques europeennes. (The list address is: euroback@vm1.ulg.ac.be. To subscribe, send an mail message to: listserv@vm1.ulg.ac.be that reads: subscribe euroback [your name]) * LIS-MEDJOURNAL-DUPLICATES - a list for duplicate Medical/Health sciences journal exchanges to facilitate journal exchange primarily between UK medical libraries (although it is open to overseas subscribers also), by allowing periodicals librarians to post lists of journal duplicates and wants. (The list address is: lis-medjournal-duplicates@mailbase.ac.uk. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk, with the name and subject lines blank and the following message in the body of the text: join lis-medjournal-duplicates [your name]. Inquiries about the list should be sent to: lis-medjournal-duplicates-request@mailbase.ac.uk * NEEDSANDOFFERS-L - archives and list whose purpose is to facilitate the exchange of legal library materials among libraries. (The list address is: needsandoffers-l@law.wuacc.edu. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listproc@law.wuacc.edu that reads: subscribe needsandoffers-l [your name]) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Discussion (only) of Back Issues, Exchanges, Gifts, etc. (processing & processes): * GIFTEX-L - a discussion list devoted to gifts and exchange librarianship. The list was established to provide a forum for discussing issues associated with the processing of gift books and journals donated as tax-deductible contributions to libraries and establishing, maintaining, and managing exchange of publications agreements between libraries. This list focuses on discussion of processes -- not actual trading or exchanges of materials. (The list address is: giftex-l@lsv.uky.edu ; to subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@lsv.uky.edu that reads: subscribe giftex-l [your name]) * ACQNET - a discussion forum devoted to library acquisitions, collection development, and related subjects. This list focuses on discussion of acquisitions processes -- not actual trading or exchanges of materials. (The list address is: acqnet-l@listserv.appstate.edu ; to subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@listserv.appstate.edu that reads: subscribe acqnet-l [your name]) * SERIALST - a discussion list devoted to all aspects of serials processing in libraries. Discussion of processes for back issues, exchanges, etc. is welcome though, as a rule, SERIALST is not a forum for posting lists for the trade or exchange of duplicate, wanted or unwanted serials. (The list address is: serialst@uvmvm.uvm.edu ; to subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu that reads: subscribe serialst [your name]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please send comments, updates, corrections to: the Back Issues & Exchange Services web developer (Birdie MacLennan <bmaclenn@moose.uvm.edu>). Last updated: May 5, 1996.