Hello, Mark.  We also have many drawers of ERIC fiche, but I'm not sure
how far back it goes.  We have also talked about getting rid of ours,
but are not sure what to do with it.  Please let us know what you come
up with.

Thanks.

Barbara Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg KS  66762
620-235-4884
bpope@pittstate.edu

Mark L. Ferguson wrote:
> Has anyone devised a policy, and rationale for the policy, on what to do
> with old ERIC microfiche?  Our library serves a small Catholic liberal
> arts college with a dynamic educational program.  We had a standing
> order for microfiche from ERIC until 2004 when ERIC stopped producing
> the microfiche and provided the documents for free online.  Our
> collection is huge, dating back to 1967 although certainly spotty,
> especially as you go back in years.
>
> While the ERIC database is critically important to our Education
> department, the microfiche collection is never used, and becoming more
> and more dated as the years go by.  For this reason I would like to get
> rid of it, but its a lot of microfiche to discard and I would like to
> check all my sources before I move on this.
>
> What have other people done with old ERIC microfiche?  I would be very
> interested to find out.
>
> Mark Ferguson
> Periodicals librarian, Mahoney Library
> College of  Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ
>
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