I recall
about 20 years ago at my previous job in a public library it was tried in an
effort to cut expenses: the time (and cost) to cover the jackets—not to mention
the cost of the jackets themselves. It was discovered that the appeal of
the book was lost to the browser of the shelves (Visual appeal? Understanding of
contents?) , and so then the jackets were covered and left on the books in the
open shelf area, but removed from those books headed to the closed stacks.
Over time I notice that the covered jackets do indeed protect the
books from wear & tear –and they are easy to identify at a glance.
Librarian
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I think that this is an interesting
discussion. I have an additional question - why are the covers taken
off the books? Does anyone remember when that started to
happen?
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Jillian' e-mail address, but see that many respond on the list, so I am
forwarding a copy of it in case someone else has
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Subject: Re:
[ARLIS-L] Book Covers: To remove or not
remove... Hi
Jillian, In the past at our library
we almost never kept the covers on the books. We did not have
the funds to cover the expense for the plastic sheets and the
manpower for the process. However, when we had a branch
library at the we had a big bulletin board
in the reading area and pinned on it the new book covers in the neatest
arrangements our art students may conceive. The covers would stay
up there for a few weeks, then after we substituted them, the
most interesting or beautiful ones would be mounted on boards and go to
enrich our circulating collection of "Art
Plates." After the move we lost
the exhibition board, so the better covers still were used for plates and
the others discarded or used as folders or colored paper for
book repairs. This went on for another 15 years or so until the book
collection was integrated and the Art Librarian (=me) was "integrated" too
as Reference Librarian. Right now the Plate Collection still
exist, but is not updated for lack of time and manpower. I still
collect gorgeous covers which most likely will end
at the Thanks for
asking... Anna Bigazzi From: [log in to unmask]" target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Jillian Kehoe
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Subject:
[ARLIS-L] Book Covers: To remove or not
remove... Hello ARLIS I’m curious to see what others schools do
concerning book covers. Currently, we are putting plastic on the covers,
covering our new books and putting them on display. After a few months,
they get removed from display and placed into the stacks. We haven’t been
removing the covers. What is your practice concerning book covers—do the
covers get removed when the books get placed in standard
shelving? Thanks in advance for your help and
opinions. Jillian Kehoe Librarian Art & Architecture
Library New York Institute of
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