Re: barcode placement

[sdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sue Dunlap)]

At the College of Wooster we put barcodes on acid-free strips of paper and
place them in the books like a bookmark.  I use Permalife and cut it into
about 2 inch wide strips, and put the barcode at the top so that it sticks
up out of the book.  Sue


I have been discussing barcoding practices with our catalogers recently
>and could use some feedback from this list.  In particular, we are
>concerned about barcoding fragile and/or medium-rare materials -- the
>stuff that doesn't merit transfer to special collections, but still has
>some artifactual value.  When fragile or valuable materials are in
>enclosures we barcode the enclosure rather than the book or pamphlet.
>Materials without enclosures, such as a 19th century volume that is
>brittle but otherwise in good shape, are more difficult to deal with.
>
>In 1990 Janet Gertz posted a message to the DistList that probably
>provides the most common response:  "Frankly, I dont know of a good place
>for a barcode." All the same, I am interested in hearing if other
>libraries place barcodes on brittle, fragile, or valuable materials in
>general collections and, if so, where.
>
>Andy.
>
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> Andrew Hart, Preservation Librarian
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> CB#3918, Davis Library
> Chapel Hill, NC 27514
> tel: (919) 962-8047
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