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

[Toby Thain]

On 2022-03-05 1:04 p.m., David Gilbert wrote:
> 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 :).

Worse -- It's quite possible that libraries that once stocked it, are or 
have deaccessioned paper journals. I suppose I could contact the TPL 
Reference Library though...

--Toby


> 
> 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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>>>>
>>