Taxacom: [KU SUSPECT SPAM] reprints

[Doug Yanega]

We've dealt with similar issues, and found a few things that can salvage 
an otherwise unfavorable situation:

(1) If the reprint collection is organized by *well-defined topics*, 
then targeted search for interested parties is possible. For example, if 
there's three boxes of reprints on staphylinid beetles, then it might be 
easy to selectively contact staphylinid researchers. The cost of mailing 
printed matter is very low. If organized by authors, it's still 
possible, but much harder and more time-consuming.

(2) If part of a collection is journal volumes rather than separates, 
it's often pretty easy to find out which journals are available online, 
and which are not. For example, two journals I use a lot, Pan-Pacific 
Entomology and Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, are under 
copyright restriction and NOT online, so you might find people or 
libraries that will be interested. Other journals go to the recycling bin.

(3) If part of a collection is books, then book auctions at campus 
meetings can work, or finding a volunteer who is experienced with eBay 
or other ways to put books up online can work. This process has to be 
*awfully* easy, because goodness knows that if you Google search the 
title of a book - or even a lot of reprints! - you can find lots of 
copies on eBay, Amazon, and other online clearing houses. That being 
said, even if it really is easy, it does require someone who knows how 
to put items up for auction AND has a lot of free time to create auctions.

Options 1 and 2 take fairly little time investment, and just end with 
things finding a good home. Option 3 takes a bit more effort, but can 
generate revenue to offset the time expenditure.

Peace,

-- 
Doug Yanega      Dept. of Entomology       Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314     skype: dyanega
phone: (951) 827-4315 (disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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