Hi, all- I just recently moved to Chapel Hill and haven't been involved with JSTOR volume withdrawal here, but I do know that as a state institution, UNC-Chapel Hill is not allowed to give away our discards.  This may be the case at other state institutions as well.  When I was at UNC Wilmington, we were allowed to put our discards up for auction (managed by UNCW's Surplus operations), but we were not allowed to give them away or sell them directly.  Anyway, this is something to consider, if you're at a state institution.  You may want to check with someone at your institution to see what the regulations are.

Best,
Rebecca

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>>>Date:    Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:18:59 -0500
From:    Ken Siegert <ken.siegert@FANDM.EDU>
Subject: Selling of Journals, Donations of Journals, mostly Jstor

Hello,

We are looking at *maybe* withdrawing large runs of journal material, =
mostly duplicated on Jstor.  I have a few questions.

Has anyone had any luck in selling their old Jstor material?  Typically, =
the Periodicals Service Company is the only company that is ever =
interested in our material, although rarely in our Jstor material.

What about donating the material?  Is the shipping cost prohibitive?  I =
know that some companies, like United States Book Exchange won't even =
take Jstor titles.

When others have withdrawn their Jstor print collections, how have you =
handled the process?  Have you done it all at once as a summer project, =
pulled titles on an on-going basis?

Thanks,

Ken



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Ken Siegert
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Electronic Resources & Periodicals / U.S. Documents
Shadek-Fackenthal Library
Franklin & Marshall College
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