[u-u] Ephemera/ACM computing publications from past decades

[David Gilbert]

Urm... UoIT ... here in Oshawa ... probably doesn't have a large 
computer library collection (since it was just Durham college back 
then).  I don't have any contacts, but your email made me think of them.

On 2022-03-05 12:05, Bill Duncan wrote:
> Yeah, that was a lot of fun transporting them. LoL..
>
> Maybe another university or college?  Try Ryerson, or some of the local
> colleges?
>
> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 01:20:22PM -0500, Toby Thain wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a large number of ACM publications (JACM, CACM, Computing
>> Reviews, etc) from 1950s through 1970s, possibly 80s. These were
>> rescued from a local hacker who is moving house.
>>
>> I'm posting here because of the local (YYZ) character of this list,
>> on the offchance that someone might have some ideas on a good home
>> for these. I understand reference libraries most likely already have
>> them, or are downsizing too.
>>
>> Some time during 2022 I would like to find a new home for them, and
>> given the weight and volume, it's likely that this would be local.
>> Paper recycling is not an option I want to contemplate at this time
>> (& that's what they were rescued from).
>>
>> I'm not in a big hurry because they're beautiful publications and I
>> do want to take some time to skim them myself.
>>
>> Any thoughts/interest welcome. Can also provide link to pictures of
>> (at least part of) the collection on request.
>>
>> --Toby
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> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 01:32:56PM -0500, David Gilbert wrote:
>> Does the Toronto Public Library have an appropriate section?
>> Reference library??? UoIT out here in Oshawa ... their library might
>> not have historically had *ACM subscriptions.
>>
>> On 2022-01-24 13:20, Toby Thain wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a large number of ACM publications (JACM, CACM, Computing
>>> Reviews, etc) from 1950s through 1970s, possibly 80s. These were
>>> rescued from a local hacker who is moving house.
>>>
>>> I'm posting here because of the local (YYZ) character of this
>>> list, on the offchance that someone might have some ideas on a
>>> good home for these. I understand reference libraries most likely
>>> already have them, or are downsizing too.
>>>
>>> Some time during 2022 I would like to find a new home for them,
>>> and given the weight and volume, it's likely that this would be
>>> local. Paper recycling is not an option I want to contemplate at
>>> this time (& that's what they were rescued from).
>>>
>>> I'm not in a big hurry because they're beautiful publications and
>>> I do want to take some time to skim them myself.
>>>
>>> Any thoughts/interest welcome. Can also provide link to pictures
>>> of (at least part of) the collection on request.
>>>
>>> --Toby
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> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 02:51:29PM -0500, Toby Thain wrote:
>> On 2022-01-24 1:32 p.m., David Gilbert wrote:
>>> Does the Toronto Public Library have an appropriate section?
>>> Reference library??? UoIT out here in Oshawa ... their library
>>> might not have historically had *ACM subscriptions.
>>>
>> I did think of the Ref Lib or University libraries but I think
>> chances are quite low, because either they already have it, or they
>> got rid of it.
>>
>> I could be wrong. If someone believes otherwise or has a contact,
>> I'll try them. Certainly would be happy to donate to such a place,
>> but it would cost money to get them there if outside YYZ.
>>
>> Unfortunately not all volumes are complete, and I think some had
>> been recycled before I got to it. But there's still a good deal
>> left.
>>
>> Fwiw: IA and bitsavers can't touch it, and again - shipping for
>> scanning would cost too much anyway.
>>
>> --Toby
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 2022-01-24 13:20, Toby Thain wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have a large number of ACM publications (JACM, CACM, Computing
>>>> Reviews, etc) from 1950s through 1970s, possibly 80s. These were
>>>> rescued from a local hacker who is moving house.
>>>>
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> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 02:48:35PM -0500, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>> | From: Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au>
>>
>> | I have a large number of ACM publications (JACM, CACM, Computing Reviews, etc)
>> | from 1950s through 1970s, possibly 80s. These were rescued from a local hacker
>> | who is moving house.
>>
>> I feel for your challenge.
>>
>> I got rid of my ACM publications (from about 1970 on) to the University of
>> Waterloo Computer Science Club 11 years ago (with the help of Bill
>> Duncan).  It was not easy to find a home for them even at that time.
>>
>> They are all available online from ACM if you are a member and pay for
>> digital access.  If I were a library, I'd use that facility (depending
>> on the cost).
>>
>> I have twinges when I see that you have issues from the 1950s.  There must
>> have only been a small print run of each of those.
>>
>> The ACM National Meeting for 1952 was in Toronto
>> https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/800259
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