At 03:11 PM 7/5/95 -0400, Anne K. Abate wrote:
>Since the beginning of the "post-it" note, I have been worried about the
>possible damage it could cause to books. Now my staff is complaining about
>the damage that it is doing. It seems that it is very difficult to remove a
>post-it note from a brittle book WITHOUT doing damage. As a possible
>solution, we are considering a switch to the "tape flag" version of post-it.
>Those are the clear notes with the colored edge. I am hoping that this kind
>will do less damage than the yellow paper variety.
>Has anyone done any studies, formal or informal, on this topic? Is anyone
>else worried? Let me know if you agree with this proposed solution.
>I look forward to an opinion from everyone.
>Anne K. Abate
>Dinsmore & Shohl
>Cincinnati, OH
>
NO! NO! NO! Don't use the clear flag type. They actually lift the text
right off the page. I had lots of problems at my previous firm with those
things. I actually kept some of them and sent them in an envelope to the
comapny that made them to show them how they trashed the collection!!!!
In this library, we don't even use any kind of post it notes. We only use
bookmarks which are reproduced in mass quantities by our copy servcie. I
leave tons of them lying around the stacks and everyone seems to be happy to
abide. Occaisionally, I'll come across a book with post-its in an attorneys
office, but those times are few and far between.
See you in Pittsburgh! >
Gayle M. O'Connor
bodybild@electriciti.com
Law Librarian
San Diego, Ca
619-699-0290 (phone)
619-236-1403 (fax)
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