[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] How do you package books for shipping?

[Ruth Frasur]

Indiana has an established resource sharing mechanism (INfoExpress).  We
use something similar to these http://www.bagproducts.com/CB04.html.
They're a durable nylon with zipper.  Some of them are over a decade old
(you can tell because the old resource sharing mechanism is branded on
them).  The zippers are held closed by a zip tie that runs through a
grommet.  We also prepare whatever materials to minimize damage.  A/V
materials get an extra layer of padding (cardboard, bubble-wrap or the
like) and books get rubberbanded.  We've experienced only rare instances of
damage generally associated with moisture.  Although the body of the bags
are waterproof/resistant, there is access for water at the grommet.

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Green, David <David.Green at ncdcr.gov> wrote:

>  What are consortia using to package books for shipping? Please share
> your experiences with packaging shipments. We would greatly appreciate it.
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> Size?****
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> Durability?****
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> Material?****
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> What has worked for?****
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> What hasn’t worked?****
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> NC Cardinal started resource sharing with our libraries – now 16 systems –
> in February of this year. We currently use tear-proof polyethylene bags to
> ship books among the systems. They are 14x17 and for one-time use only. The
> bags look like this,
> http://www.uline.com/BL_1551/Tear-Proof-Polyethylene-Mailers, only
> without the collared shirt. In 5+ months of resource sharing, we haven’t
> received any reports of damaged books.****
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> However, we are exploring other options, especially because we think we’d
> like reusable packaging.****
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> Thank you,****
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> David****
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> David Green
> NC Cardinal Data Specialist****
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> Library Development****
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> State Library of North Carolina****
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> 4640 Mail Service Center****
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> Raleigh, NC 27699-4640****
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> david.green at ncdcr.gov****
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> Office: (919) 807-7408 | Fax: (919) 733-8748****
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