[PADG:1132] Re: call number labels versus only bar codes

["Cybulski, Walter \(NIH/NLM\) [E]" <Cybulskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeanne and Bobby:

Are you including disaster recovery and salvage in your thinking?  In a
serious water event -- e.g. discharge of the sprinkler system -- what
are you going to do if you end up with wet books from which bar code
labels have become detached?

If you dispense with the call number labels, are we to assume that
libraries are penciling the call numbers inside the volumes?

Have a great weekend.

- Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: Roberta Pilette [mailto:roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:04 PM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:1131] Re: call number labels versus only bar codes

Jeanne,
   You may start a trend.  I thought we were not putting call numbers on
and double checked with our shelf prep folks and was told we were.
However, she looked at me when I asked "why" and said that was a good
question.  So, that is something we are going to look into.

   Seem logical to me to not put them on if they are going to be shelved
by size and located by barcode.

Bobbie


At 11:17 AM 7/27/2006, you wrote:


>I am curious if those institutions using high density off site storage 
>are reducing work by only affixing barcode labels and dispensing with 
>call number labels since the materials are not shelved by call number?

>I would be happy to compile answers for the list if people wish to 
>email me separately on this issue.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Jeanne
>
>Jeanne Drewes
>Chief, Binding & Collections Care
>Library of Congress
>jdre@xxxxxxx
>202 707 5330