We use a Brother P-Touch label maker for our titles and a few other notes in Current Periodicals.  The text is on ½-inch wide white tape.  The tape is substantial enough to withstand two or three moves, if needed.  The corners of the tapes look a little ratty on some of the really popular titles, but they’re easy to replace or trim.  Most of them look good for a few years.  The downside is that the tape is fairly expensive.  The upside is that many other departments in the Library use them for various tasks, so we can have a consistent look throughout the building, and save a bit through volume discounts.

--Arabella Holzapfel

Periodicals and Database Specialist

Davis Family Library

Middlebury College
110 Storrs Ave.
Middlebury, VT  05753
802-443-5284
holzapfe@middlebury.edu

From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Martha M. Davis
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:55 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Labels for Current Titles on Shelf

Barbara:  We have used magnetic title holders on our Current shelf for a number of years - I love them... it definitely makes it much easier to re-shelve when you add or remove a title.

The paper label slips into the holder - we have a template for making those. Ours are from HOLDEX and are called magnetic label holders.  Probably got them from Quill, Brodart - one of those.

Cheers!

MMD

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Barbara Pope <bpope@pittstate.edu> wrote:

Hello.  For years, we have used those little plastic label holders and put pieces of paper in them to identify where each current periodical title is shelved.  Our plastic label holders don't really fit out shelves, thus necessitating using doublesided foam tape to hold them on.  I was at another library once and noticed that they use some kind of magnetic tape with labels on them for this same purpose.  The magnets intrigued me, because I realized how easy shifting the collection would be.  I was wondering if any of you have used this option, or any other option for shelf labels.  What product do you use and where did you buy it?

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Barbara M. Pope, MALS
Periodicals/Reference Librarian
Axe Library
Pittsburg State University
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg KS  66762
620-235-4884
bpope@pittstate.edu

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Martha Davis
Serials Manager
Preus Library Luther College
700 College Drive
Decorah, IA   52101
(563) 387-1192


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