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

[Toby Thain]

On 2022-03-05 12:15 p.m., David Gilbert wrote:
> 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.

Hi,

Thanks for the thought. We do have university adjacent people on this 
list so I guess they're also despondent about chances.

Dan A, David C-B: Do you have any contacts?

Thanks
--Toby


> 
> 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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>>