This web site is designed to address an issue that may be shared by many institutions. The severe budget cuts in the 1980s and 1990s meant that many libraries were forced to suspend journal subscriptions. This has resulted in gaps in paper holdings for some journals. The problem is especially vexing when those journals are not being made available on line in digital storage systems such as JSTOR, or if the accesss fees for such services are yet prohibitive.

So, in the tradition of sports trading cards, I’ve created a “Need ‘em/Got ‘em” list to facilitate some charitable sharing and some environmentally friendly reusing and recycling. I am inviting scholars who need issues or a run of a particular journal to send me their requests. Similarly, if you have journals you are keen to unload, let me know. I know that as friends and colleagues move jobs or retire, and cull or clear out their office(s), they are often burdened with a stack of printed journals that their own library already owns and for which they no longer have any use. Why not send those copies to a colleague who could give them a home?

This page is intended only to put those who need in touch with those who have. If you are willing to send materials to a colleague, the costs of shipping are your own responsibility (or you can work something out privately). Please do inform me if your journals on offer are taken (or if your requests have been filled) so I may remove you from the list.