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

[David Gilbert]

I would guess that most University libraries would have their own 
subscriptions to the ACM.  I thought about UoIT because of it's 
recent-ness.  Not specifically casting shade, but I would have thought 
the UoT would have looked down it's collective nose at UoIT :).

On 2022-03-05 12:32, Toby Thain wrote:
> 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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