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Re: Rare book Identification Supplies



I have two suggestions.  If the books have jackets, you could use the covers
available for libraries.  On the other hand, you could purchase a role of
mylar (it comes in various  thick nesses) and a bone folding tool and make
your own covers.  If the book is exceptionally fragile, perhaps an box made
to size would both protect the books and allow for your marks of
identification.

Cathleen Baird, Houston

-----Original Message-----
From: Bartlett Karol [mailto:kbart128@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:25 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Rare book Identification Supplies


Dear all,
We are a small public library with a small collection
of much used -"rare" books in our Local History Room.
We are in the process of recataloging many old titles
and also adding new titles. In the past, barcodes and
other marks of identification were stamped on the
individual book (before I came!). Now we are trying to
go to a bookmark with all the idenfication marks on
that and not the book.

However, a few staff object commenting that the
bookmark will get lost, etc. Does anyone out there use
any other type of identifying method? We are
considering a wraparound/half sleeve - sort of cover
that would go around the front cover and attach to
itself, and putting the marks on that, but I am having
trouble finding a supplier of those types of wraps,
especially those that would be archivally sound.

Any suggestions would be welcome! Thanks!

Karol Bartlett
Morse Institute Library
14 East Central Street
Natick, MA


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Karol Bartlett
kbart128@yahoo.com



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