Dear Jason,

 

I am assembling an archive of JSTOR print serials from multiple library donations at the Center for Research Libraries’.  I’ve seen a lot of different library binding choices.

 

In my experience, many libraries choose to bind with missing issues. Binding definitely preserves the print serials better than leaving them unbound. If you have the money, it’s a great long term preservation solution. That said, a lot of libraries have decided to stop binding due to the expense. Your decision to stop binding would not be unusual.

 

If you decide to bind with missing issues, it helps everyone if you include what’s missing within the volume. You can have the binder insert a page that clearly marks missing issues. I have also seen a few libraries that include gaps in the run on the spine of the book.  It also helps to bind a yearly table of contents and index with the volume if the publisher provides them.

 

 

Best,

 

Marie Waltz

Special Projects Librarian

Center for Research Libraries

6050 S. Kenwood, Chicago, IL 60637

mwaltz@crl.edu

 

 

 

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