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On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Allen Williams wrote:

> 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