[PADG:183] Re: Selin labels

[Laura Cameron <slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stanford, for the most part, uses Selin and wouldn't dream
of using anything else.  Now I dread the day we no longer have our
Quietwriter to fill those 1 label requests (which we get a lot
of).   For our big jobs we use the Okidata with the Gaylord
attachment.  We've had a program made that allows us to print in
batches (by gathering the barcodes) to cut down on waste but a fair
amount of Selin is still wasted.  
We have looked at other systems and though the label stock was good, it
wasn't Selin.  



At 01:57 PM 9/16/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> We, too, use SELIN labels for
> important reasons, the most vital being that the labels very seldom fall
> off on their own accord. But, like Roberta points out there is lots of
> waste, especially if you want to label only one book at a time.  I
> haven't pursued alternatives myself, but am always interested in hearing
> what others do with the SELIN product.  We currently use Okidata dot
> matrix printers and the Gaylord attachment, but there are alignment
> issues, smearing ink issues, and the waste issue.
>
> --On Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:13 PM -0400 Roberta Pilette
> <roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >    Yale is looking for a more efficient and less wasteful
> > labeling system.  The problem is we are not really keen on
> > giving
> > up the Selin label and so were wondering if institutions that are
> > using Selin labels have come up with a better printer or have
> > asked about having Selin made in another format--individual
> > labels--so that a different printer could be used.
> >
> >    I'd be very interested in hearing what folks do. 
> > Replying to
> > the list rather than to me directly would encourage a broader
> > discussion.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Bobbie Pilette
> > Preservation Department
> > Yale University Library
> > 130 Wall Street
> > PO Box 208240
> > New Haven, CT  06520-8240
> >
> > phone:  203-432-1714
> > email:  roberta.pilette@xxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Sue Davis
> Vanderbilt University Library
> 419 21st. Ave. South
> Nashville, TN  37240
> Email: sue.davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



Laura Cameron
Head, Binding & Finishing
Preservation Department
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, CA  94305

650 723 3401
slash@xxxxxxxxxxxx