RE: color on spine labels

["Candace Lebel" <Candace dot Lebel at libraries dot claremont dot edu>]

Carol,

Do you then not print the location on the spine label and instead rely
upon the color coding solely?

Candace
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Candace Lebel
Innopac Coordinator
The Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
800 N Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711
909-621-8682
candace dot lebel at libraries dot claremont dot edu
http://blais.claremont.edu


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[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Eyler, Carol
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:09 PM
To: IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: Re: color on spine labels

My reply is in regard to using color for coding locations, but with tape

rather than color within the spine label itself.

At Carleton, we used colored tape at the top or bottom of spine labels
for 
materials in certain temporary or changing collections -- Current
Reading 
Room, Faculty Publications, Ready Reference, Reserves.  When particular 
volumes are moved to a different collection, it is easy to remove the
tape, 
change the location and send it to new location -- no need to make a new

spine label.  This has really speeded up the collection transfer process

for us.

We use Gaylord Bookcraft Tape, 6 mil vinyl, 1/2 inch wide.  Comes in 13 
dazzling colors!  We apply the tape over the label protector that we use

over most spine labels.  The tape stays put, but also peels off easily 
without leaving a residue.  For us, this works better than the little 
pre-printed labels with wording (which often don't stay put.)

~Carol Eyler

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Carol E. Eyler                                 ceyler at carleton dot edu
Head of Technical Services
Carleton College Library                507-646-4268 voice
One North College St.                    507 646-4087 fax
Northfield, MN 55057
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--On Monday, April 11, 2005 12:25 PM -0700 Candace Lebel 
<Candace dot Lebel at libraries dot claremont dot edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Since there is a new thread starting related to spine labels I thought
> I'd ask "Is anyone using color in some way to differentiate books
> belonging to one branch vs. another?"
>
> We have four libraries across our seven campuses and display the
> location above the call number on our spine labels.  Still, things get
> sent to and shelved in the wrong building.  We are reviewing our spine
> label production methods and I'm looking for some way we can
incorporate
> color into the label without sacrificing readability.  Any
suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Candace
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Candace Lebel
> Innopac Coordinator
> The Libraries of The Claremont Colleges
> 800 N Dartmouth Ave
> Claremont CA 91711
> 909-621-8682
> candace dot lebel at libraries dot claremont dot edu
> http://blais.claremont.edu
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