[PADG:2233] Re: standalone bookdrops

["Julie Page" <julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve --
At UCSD we use the Kingsley drive-up returns -- http://www.kingsley.com.
 To lessen the damage to materials from "the drop", we provide
rubberbands in a plexiglas container mounted on the front and ask users
to put one around each book before depositing it. Has greatly lessened
the damage to the materials. 
Julie


Julie A. Page
Preservation Librarian
Geisel Library  0175N
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr.  
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175

voice: 858-534-7695 
fax:     858-822-4248
email:  jpage@xxxxxxxx

>>> ssmith2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/28/04 22:09 PM >>>
We're considering a standalone bookdrop to replace our dysfunctional
built-in drop. I looked at several on display at ALA, many of which were
somewhat frightening (e.g., using what appeared to be a burlap sack
placed
within a laundry bin); it's difficult to judge the ones in catalogs & on
websites.

Can anyone suggest a model they aren't completely dissatisfied with? 
Thanks,
Steve
--
Steve Smith
Preservation Librarian
Clapp Library
Wellesley College
106 Central St.
Wellesley, MA  02481-8203
781-283-2103; 781-283-3690 (fax)
ssmith2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx