Books come in from all parts of the library to be marked, bound, or repaired
Repair candidates can be sent to three "locations"
- In-house repair: Tighten Hinge, Repair/Bind (lengthy, and may not be feasible due to staffing)
- To Bindery: Paperback bind or Buckram Bind.
- Replacement: These are rare (Pages missing, or pages heavily marked in a book that is readily available or perhaps there is second copy on the shelf)
When looking at Damaged books, check the following
- Age: Most 19th century books should go in boxes to protect them. Early 20th century books are more of a judgment call.
- Paper quality: To see if paper is brittle, bend the corner back and forth. If the paper breaks or doesn't bend back, call it brittle, and box it (Right?)
- Also consider how much this book will circulate in the future.
Other tasks:
We'll also get paperback books back from Cataloging. Most of these should get a paperback bind.
Change status in SIRSI from Stack to Repair or Bindery, and then back again.
marking: Creating labels for all kinds of books. With Methodist books it doesn't matter