We try to put the title on horizontally, and go vertically only in the case of the skinniest spines.  For those titles that are consistently thin, the vertical placement is indicated in the bindery software listing for that title.

Those that change occasionally for some reason are, of course, the troublemakers.  We did discuss this with our bindery, and now enclose notes with those we absolutely want to keep one way or the other.

Our current bindery, Grimm, in Madison, WI, works with us splendidly on issues like this.

Jeanette L. Skwor
Serials Dept., Cofrin Library
University of WI-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Drive
Green Bay, WI  54311-7003

"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries."
                              Anne Herbert, The Whole Earth Catalog

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Shankle, Jean
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:14 AM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [SERIALST] Binding of Periodicals

For those of you who bind your periodicals, I have a few questions about your lettering on the spines.

Do you typically have your titles printed on the spines of the bound volumes horizontally or vertically?
Or does it just depend upon the binding company's thickness requirements?

If you have a binding company go back and forth between vertical and horizontal on different volumes of the same title, do you have them redo the lettering?

I am basically wondering how common it is for binding companies to make this type of error.

Thanks for your input.
Jean

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Miss Jean Shankle
Periodical Librarian
jshankle@pcci.edu
Pensacola Christian College Library
Box 18000
Pensacola, FL 32523
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