[padg] RE: deferred binding of paperbacks

["Heather Marie Kosur" <hmkosur@xxxxxxxxx>]

We at ISU send all of our paperbacks to the stacks as is (with the exception
of books with spines that measure 1/4 inch or less, which we send to the
commercial bindery for digicovers). I do not think that paperbacks cause any
shelving problems. As for holding up, it depends on the use of the item. The
covers of frequently used books often get more wear and tear than hardbound
books. When these paperbacks wear out or are damaged, we either send them
for commercial binding or replace them. I think the trade off is that we are
only spending extra time and money on heavily used paperbacks as opposed to
spending time and money on all paperbacks, some of which are used only a few
times or never.

Heather

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Heather Marie Kosur
Illinois State University
Milner Library
Conservation/Processing
Campus Box 8900
201 North School Street
Normal, Illinois 61790-8900
(309) 438-5941
hmkosur@xxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: ademarinis@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:ademarinis@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:22 PM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [padg] deferred binding of paperbacks


Can anyone report on recent results from the practice of sending new
paperbacks
directly to the stacks as-is -- wihout stiffening, kapco, or commercial
binding? Do they hold-up well? Do they create shelving problems?  I've seen
some discussion on this in the archive a few years back.


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