I'm not sure if this problem has been addressed recently, please forgive
me if it has.  I would like to hear from medical libraries on how their
journals are being professionally bound and if you are having problems
with pages falling out.

We are experiencing problems with the majority of our bound medical
journals.  Due to the glossy pages and heavy use by patrons, many of the
pages are slipping out of the professional binds.  Some volumes have been
rebound to the point that the margins cannot be reduced any further.  Our
current bindery does not notch the spines before binding which we have
heard would help this problem considerably.  We have been told that
they're working on finding a new glue, but in the meantime our expensive
journals are becoming rather ragged.

Do you have suggestions on other bindery practices to try or on specific
binderies that you would recommend for this type of problem?

Thanks in advance for your help --

        Allen Williams
        Periodicals Specialist
        Grand Valley State University
        email: williama@gvsu.edu