We don't.  We only charge the actual cost of the binding back to the
department.  (I'm referring to binding theses and dissertations).  If a
department wanted to have a huge one-time collection bound, then
charging them for time or labor might be something to consider.

Interesting thought.

Lucy Duhon
Serials Librarian
Carlson Library/Serials Dept.
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH  43606

(419) 530-2838
(419) 530-2726 [fax]
lucy.duhon@utoledo.edu <mailto:lucy.duhon@utoledo.edu>

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Charging for Binding
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:01:50 -0600
From: Germaine Linkins <Germaine@gml.lib.uwm.edu>

Do any of you charge academic departments for binding materials from
their departmental collections?  I'm referring to charging for your time
and labor in preparing the materials to be sent to your commercial
vendor, not the actual cost of binding that the vendor charges.

Germaine C. Linkins
Head, Serials Department
Golda Meir Library
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
P. O. Box 604
Milwaukee, WI 53201
voice: (414) 229-6726
fax:     (414) 229-6791
email: germaine@gml.lib.uwm.edu