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When we moved our library to the renovated main building we found ourselves cursed by 9" deep metal shelving "for uniformity" The art books kept falling over in a domino effect and the wider, overhanging ones tended to fall off the shelves until I resurrected the old "wire book supports," those thick wire contraptions that hang from the bottom of the shelves above and you squeeze in order to dislodge them and slide them where they are needed. These supports should still be available from several library suppliers (Highsmith and Gaylord had them not too long ago and I have seen in the Gaylord catalog that they can also provide runners for wood shelving) I use one support in the middle of a row of books, trying, when possible, to position it between two hardcover books of suitable height. They should not be used though on the bottom shelf near the floor because anybody shelving would not see the wire and could get it cought inside a book. I use two of them on each row of bound periodical, and add one at the beginning and one at the end of each shelf of oversize materials where the books need to rest on 2 shelves facing in opposite directions (quite the waste of precious space..., but our old oversized shelving was adopted by the Music library.) Of course we still need the book ends as well, and we too use 9" high ones with or without side braces. What I find essential is the full cork surface on the bottom. We found in the "new" library that all the existing bookends only had a skimpy square of cork at the bottom, which kept falling off and get discarded. Many of our old ones had the full bottom and I use them where I cannot use the wire dividers with decent success. Anna Bigazzi, Art Coordinator Mortensen Library, Art Library University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 06117 >From: Jet M Prendeville <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Prevent books from falling >Comments: To: Debby Aframe <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] > >Our library uses 9" high bookends with 3/4"side braces with >a non-skid cork surface on the bottom. Brodart, etc. should have >them in their catalogues. These work very well. >The 1/2" or 3/4" bracing or extended side is important. >well. Without that extra support, 9" high bookends will bend from the >weight of large books. >Jet Prendeville, Art/Architecture Librarian >Rice University >On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Debby Aframe wrote: > >> We have the same problem here, especially with brand new, slippery shelving. >> One of our volunteers who was is a retired librarian, suggested we try a >> "shelf tape" which makes the shelf surface non-skid. I found the tape in >> the Gaylord, Highsmith, and Brodart catalogs. I haven't ordered it yet so >> can't comment on its effectiveness. >> Debby Aframe, Librarian >> Worcester Art Museum >> 55 Salisbury St. >> Worcester, MA. 01609 >> 508-799-4406, ext. 3070 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MacDonald, Sara [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:56 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Prevent books from falling >> >> I was just thinking about asking the same question. Those heavy art >> books >> slip and slide, it seems, no matter what sort of bookends we use. >> >> Sara MacDonald >> [log in to unmask] >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ed goldstein >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: 3/13/02 11:35 AM >> Subject: [ARLIS-L] Prevent books from falling >> >> I would appreciate suggestions on the type of systems you use to >> prevent >> books from falling off stack shelves -bungee cord type devices etc. >> If >> you have any manufacturers name, that would be great. >> >> Thank you, >> Judith Samuel >> Reference Librarian >> Mount St. Mary's College >> Los Angeles >> >> -- >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >> Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) >> to [log in to unmask] >> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >> http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >> Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: >> [log in to unmask] >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >> Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) >> to [log in to unmask] >> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >> http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >> Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: >> [log in to unmask] >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >> Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) >> to [log in to unmask] >> ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: >> http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >> Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] >> > >__________________________________________________________________ >Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] >Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) > to [log in to unmask] >ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: > http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html >Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask] > __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]