RE: color on spine labels

["Brian Striman" <bstriman at unl dot edu>]

We have found color is not good for most library applications for shelving:

1). Color blind users find this impossible.

2). Fading of label colors over time causing confusion between certain
colors (example: green discolors to gray or black; or red discolors to
orange), and

3). Users not remembering what color does/goes where.

Just use language to denote location. 

Brian D. Striman
Head of Technical Services
Marvin & Virginia Schmid Law Library
University of Nebraska College of Law
P.O. Box 830902
Lincoln NE  68583-0902
bstriman at unl dot edu
402-472-8286     fax 8260 

-----Original Message-----
From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
[mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Candace Lebel
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:26 PM
To: IUG INNOPAC List
Subject: color on spine labels

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

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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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