WE send them to the bindery after a few years of trying to get them on
Backserv or purchase them. We ask the bindery to put INC. on the spine.
Carol Morse

>>> penningtonb@UMKC.EDU 5/27/2004 11:01:21 AM >>>
We send ours to a commercial bindery and have done so for quite a
while.
It works out fine.  I think it is easier to send all volumes out for
binding.  If your binding budget can accommodate it, then you have
freed
up staff time for other projects.

Buddy Pennington
Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Miller Nichols Library
University of Missouri - Kansas City
800 E. 51st Street
Kansas City, MO  64110
816-235-1548
816-333-5584 (fax)
penningtonb@umkc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Lori Hughes
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:40 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Binding incomplete volumes inhouse

We are currently conducting a cost analysis for binding incomplete
volumes in-house verses sending them to commercial bindery. If your
library binds incomplete periodical volumes in-house, what binding
system/equipment are you using? If you are sending them to commercial
bindery, how long have you been doing so and is it working out well?
If
we continue in-house binding, we will need to replace our Togic
machine
soon and we are considering sending all volumes (complete or not) to
commercial bindery instead. Any advice and/or insight is appreciated.

Regards,

Lori Hughes
Serials Acquisitions Librarian
Alkek Library
Texas State University - San Marcos