[PADG:1214] RE: string or rubber bands for gathering binding units?

["Bradshaw, Gloria" <BRADSHAWG@xxxxxxx>]

You are correct.  We have found the pressure from rubber bands do indeed
tear covers.  The binder usually does not take time to notice when the
rubber bands are beginning to dry rot.  The binder recycles the rubber
bands so much they tend to break and the issues will then be loose to
scatter at will.

Gloria Bradshaw
Preservation & Conservation
Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
252-328-0299  phone
bradshawg@xxxxxxx
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-padg@xxxxxxx [mailto:owner-padg@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeanne
Drewes
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 4:58 PM
To: padg@xxxxxxx
Subject: [PADG:1209] string or rubber bands for gathering binding units?

We received a message from our binder recently asking that we stop using
string to gather together the separate issues of a journal title and
instead to use rubber bands.  The binder has offered to provide the
rubber bands but has also asked that we stop tying in any case as it
takes them more time for processing.  My experience is that using rubber
bands are more likely to tear the covers than string is.  I would be
interested in hearing from others on this topic.



Jeanne Drewes



Jeanne Drewes
Chief, Binding & Collections Care
Library of Congress
jdre@xxxxxxx
202 707 5330