We are using magazine boxes, three-ring binders (which I prefer for
thinner periodicals for accessibility), and are looking at special
archive boxes for extremely old, fragile periodicals.

I also have a question for Matt and others: why have you chosen to bind
less. What is your selection process for deciding which journals to
bind/not bind, and has anyone come across a binding system or product
they swear by? Last year, our Peg Binding machine broke and is not cost
effective to replace. We have since used a Therm-a-Bind leatherette
machine, but my feeling is that it is too permanent of a solution, in
that if there were a mistake in the binding process, we would have to
first unglue the issues (which destroys the actual issue binding) and
reglue. It's messy and I question its usefulness for preservation.
Sarah

Matt Person wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Our library is now doing less binding.
>
> I was wondering if anyone in a similar situation has settled upon any
> creative solutions to keeping together
> unbound issues of a journal...besides magazine boxes.
>
> Thanks for the info,
> Matt Person
>

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Sarah Sanford
Serials Manager
Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 507-933-7562
Fax: 507-933-6292