We stopped binding altogether a couple of years ago. Before that we didn’t bind titles we had in JSTOR and some other titles we had as limited retention…we
were using the cardboard file boxes for those. And now use the boxes for everything.
We originally ordered our cardboard file boxes from Highsmith.
Because of the moving wall in JSTOR each year we pull the titles we have in JSTOR and the limited retention titles which means we can use those boxes again.
We haven’t had to order more file boxes in a few years.
Not only is not binding saving money but it has freed time for other duties.
And as far as print issues walking that hasn’t become an issue at all.
Wilma L. Reeder
Serials Manager & Government Document Technician
Snowden Library – Lycoming College
700 College Place
Williamsport PA 17701
Phone: (570)321-4089
FAX: (570)321-4090
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On Behalf Of Lynne Weaver
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:49 AM
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We bind some titles. The rest that we keep I put in cardboard shelf files and label each the way I would a bound volume (i.e., with just title, volume, and
year). I consolidate it in the item listing, too.
The cardboard shelf files come in a variety of sizes (except no longer any 3” wide by 7” deep). Different companies have different sizes, so check Gaylord,
Demco, and Highsmith for what you need. I keep an assortment of 6, 7, 9, and 10” deep and 2, 3, and 4” wide on hand. They come flat so they’re easy to store.
Lynne N. Weaver
Serials Coordinator
Lipscomb Library
Randolph College
Founded as Randolph-Macon Woman's College
2500 Rivermont Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24503
434 947-8396
434 947-8134 Fax
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On Behalf Of Sally Smith
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 6:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [SERIALST] binding
We too have been cutting back on binding. Now one of my problems is how to shelve these loose issues. I have a stash of boxes, in a variety of sizes, from a company called
Magafile out of MO, but they are no longer available. Do you use Princeton files, have you found anything enclosed on the top or in a variety of sizes?
Thanks,
Sally
Sally Smith
Bethel University Library/Serials Dept.
3900 Bethel Drive St. Paul, MN 55112
Phone: 651-635-8544 Fax: 651-635-1979
http://library.bethel.edu
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Skwor, Jeanette <skworj@uwgb.edu> wrote:
We cut ours drastically a few years ago also.
Basically what I did was learn to stop worrying.
Yes, I was horrified and afraid at first also, but honestly, my fears did not come true, not even the small
ones. We do shelfread steadily, and had said if there were problems, we would begin to bind whatever title it was again. But we’ve not had to do any.
We do, however, tattletape. All issues. Always have.
The times they are a-changing, that’s for sure. Good luck!
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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:37 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Our binding budget will be cut this year. I’m not sure by how much or if it will totally be cut. What have you all been
doing instead of binding? Sending loose issues to the bound shelves when there normally would have been a unit big enough to bind? If you do this, do you put tattle strips every issue? Right now, we only strip the titles that tend to “walk off,” even though
they still go missing. What other options are there besides shrink wrap?
Thanks!
Mykie
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Serials Librarian
Morehead State University
Camden-Carroll Library
150 University Blvd.
Morehead, KY 40351
ph:606-783-5116
fax:606-783-5037
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