<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I know circ prefers them on the back so they don't have to flip around the book. To me, this makes sense saving wear & tear on the book.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>We use mylar depending on the book's binding material.<br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>--Rafaella<br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
"john.sandstrom@sbcglobal.net" <john.sandstrom@sbcglobal.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> SCA-Librarians <sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org>; Judith A Kirk <judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, July 9, 2013 12:58 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Sca-librarians] Barcodes on the OUTSIDE of books<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>When we were first barcoding book at the University of Tulsa we put them on the outside with a mylar protector. Maybe they can tell you if it is still done that way and how they have held up. Everyplace I've worked since (20+ years) has put them primarily on the inside.<br><br>Omar<br><br>--- On Tue, 7/9/13, Judith A Kirk <<a ymailto="mailto:judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu" href="mailto:judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu">judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br>> From:
Judith A Kirk <<a ymailto="mailto:judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu" href="mailto:judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu">judith.a.kirk@wmich.edu</a>><br>> Subject: [Sca-librarians] Barcodes on the OUTSIDE of books<br>> To: "SCA-Librarians" <<a ymailto="mailto:sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org" href="mailto:sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org">sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org</a>><br>> Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 11:19 AM<br>> Hi all!<br>> <br>> We're in the middle of changing our barcoding procedures.<br>> <br>> Apparently it's easier for inventory purposes if we put our<br>> barcodes on the back cover, up near the top of the spine.<br>> <br>> We -had- been putting them inside the book, along with the<br>> date due slips.<br>> <br>> But someone decided we needed to make a change, so they<br>> ordered new barcodes that supposedly are heavier duty and<br>> designed to be put on the outside of books and can
handle<br>> being shelved and reshelved without coming off.<br>> <br>> Do any of you out there already put barcodes on the outside<br>> of books in your library? How are they wearing? Are they<br>> coming off or corners curling or print fading or any other<br>> negative bits? <br>> <br>> Or has this been a positive change?<br>> <br>> Just curious...<br>> <br>> Siobhan<br>> Midrealm<br>> Not-so-mild-mannered authority control goobette<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Sca-librarians mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org" href="mailto:Sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org">Sca-librarians@lists.gallowglass.org</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/sca-librarians" target="_blank">http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/sca-librarians</a><br>>
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