[PADG:2241] RE: temporary spine labels

["Pat Bye" <pbye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bobbie:

A number of our customers have used labels and barcodes attached to
polyethelene strapping wrapped around the book.  The poly strap protects the
book from any damage the label can do and can be very easily removed.

There is an article on our site based on the Folger Shakespeare experience
with barcoding that gives an overview of how it is done:
http://www.benchmarkcatalog.com/barcoding_and_polystrap.htm


Pat Bye
Benchmark Catalog
Museum Exhibit Supplies and Archival Mounting Materials
www.benchmarkcatalog.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-padg@xxxxxxx [mailto:owner-padg@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roberta
Pilette
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 9:09 AM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:2239] temporary spine labels


Hi,
   We are trying to find a tape or label that can be used on a wide variety
of book cloths/papers.  The working qualities are that it must stay adhered
while we need the label, but must come off cleanly and relatively easily
when we want to remove it.

   If anyone has such a miracle product---please, share it.

   We are labeling reserves that then go back into the collection, minus
their reserve label.  What's been used in the past--plain old scotch
tape--is certainly not acceptable on a number of counts.

Thanks.

Bobbie Pilette
Yale University Library
Preservation Dept