[PADG:9] CD Backpacks and other strategies

[Winston Atkins <Winston.Atkins@xxxxxxxx>]

Folks,
We're interested in strategies you all are using to house CDs accompanying
softcover serials or journals while they're available to patrons. These
items are typically scheduled for binding when a binding unit is complete.
In the meantime, our concern is that if we put the CDs in pockets in the
backs of the items, the flexibility of the softcover could allow damage to
the CD during processing, while on the shelf, and when patrons use the
serial/periodical. We're investigating the CD Backpacks sold by Archival
Products as a strategy and would appreciate hearing your experience with
that product, as well as other strategies you've used successfully.
Thanks,
Winston

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Winston Atkins
Preservation Department
Duke University Libraries
Campus Box 90189
Durham, NC 27708-0189

winston.atkins@xxxxxxxx
Ph: 919-660-5843     Fax 919-684-2855
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