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[PADG:627] Summary -- ILLiad stickers
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- Subject: [PADG:627] Summary -- ILLiad stickers
- From: "Karen E Brown" <KEBrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:31:01 -0400
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- Thread-topic: Summary -- ILLiad stickers
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Dear
PADG: I had a few excellent responses to my inquiry about the use of bands,
vs. stickers, with ILL materials. While I don't have any hard numbers, I thought
I would summarize your input for the list.
- The
University of California, Davis does not have specific instructions not to use
stickers. If a borrowing institution uses stickers they are asked not to, and
usually cooperate. If they do not UC Davis no longer will lend them materials.
They feel that it is good to raise this topic periodically because they feel
that the use of stickers is on the rise.
- Columbia University uses bands, and their head of ILL has not run into
any problems with other libraries. Yale uses bands and their ILL staff feel
that most places are using bands. The occasional sticker does come
through. The only time they notice little or no damage to their holdings
is when the sticker is applied to buckram.
- MI
State uses bands with their statewide borrowing system and have specifically
asked libraries not to use sticky labels. Like the University at Albany, they
have had at least one experience where a borrower has put a sticky label on a
book and not removed it, so we know that although we have asked that stickies
not be used, they may be used anyway. Again, Southern Illinois University
states: ""I would definitely not want another library to use stickers on our
materials without our knowledge."
- The
Navy War College in RI suggested that the ALA guidelines should specify that
sticky labels not be used. Yale also feels that the use of bands should be
mandatory. Note that there is the Interlibrary Loan Code for the US that RUSA
revised/approved in 2001. Section 4.13 reads "The requesting library should
package material to prevent damage in shipping and should comply with any
special instructions stated by the supplying library." Southern
Illinois University uses bands and said something very smart: "I feel
efficiency is important but not at the 'expense' of a library's materials."
In sum:
- Most
libraries seem to be using bands and borrowers are usually cooperative.
- The
use of sticky labels should be specifically prohibited and ALA should have
this in their ILL guidelines.
Perhaps PARS should work with RUSA on the next
update?
I hope
this is helpful. Please do not hesitate to continue posting your ideas on this
topic to the list.
Regards,
Karen E.K.
Brown
Preservation
Librarian
University at Albany