Re: Shelf label holders for magazine display/storage shelving? (John Lucas) John Lucas 15 Mar 2002 19:37 UTC
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:36:56 -0600 From: John Lucas <jlucas@ROWLAND.UMSMED.EDU> Subject: Re: Shelf label holders for magazine display/storage shelving? (Diane Neumeister) Hello Di and all: The opinions are my own and of no one else at the institution. (DISCLAIMER) On our "older" current display shelves, there is a gap between the bottom of the 'flip down display' and the edge of the shelf. For these shelves, the clip on works best. I have created a small template in a word processing program to fit either one or two lines on the label. Print it out, insert in the label holder and place it on the edge of the shelf. We have gone with the label holders found in Highsmith. However, when we recently added some current display shelving, we somehow got display shelving where the edge of the shelf was covered up by the ' flip down display ' so the clip on label holders would not work. There is a large edge on the 'flip down display' where a label can be placed I looked at both the magnetic and peel-off-and- stick label holders. We did not want to have holders on the ' flip down display' with no title, there and wanted the ability to move them around. The 'all in one magnetic holders' at the time did not really appeal to us so what we ended up doing was buying the 'peel-off-and-stick' holders that looked most closely like our clip on labels (also by label size) and stuck it to cut off strips of flexible magnetic from the same catalog. I have found that the magnetic holders, either those we cobbled together or complete ones that were available KEEP SLIDING AROUND because they either get bumped, or if mounted on the 'flip down display' (the only place available), keep moving and falling off. The clip on ones are much less like to fall off. Yes, they may get moved along the shelf if they get rubbed against or if on the bottom, may be pushed along the shelf or come off when housekeeping vacuums BUT IN MY OPINION, the clip ons are better. John Lucas Serials Librarian University of Mississippi Medical Center 2500 North State St Jackson, MS 39216-4505 (PH) (601) 984-1277 (FAX) ( 601) 984-1262 <jlucas@ROWLAND.UMSMED.EDU> >>> DNEUMEIS@LORAS.EDU 03/14/02 06:45PM >>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:20:23 -0600 From: Diane Neumeister <DNEUMEIS@LORAS.EDU> Subject: Shelf label holders for magazine display/storage shelving? Hi all! I'm wondering what kind of experience (positive or negative) others have had with shelf label holders for the type of periodical shelving that has storage for back issues behind a lift-up display shelf. I'm especially interested in clip-on or magnetic holders and any problems you've had with them. I'd also like to know if someone (especially in the U.S. Midwest) has had a positive experience with any type of adhesive shelf labels. I've had some clear plastic adhesive ones for years and I don't like them because I've never found a good way to keep them stuck to the shelf! I've tried regluing them with a variety of glues over the years but even Super Glue didn't work well. Or do I even need the individual label holders? Maybe a sign (ex: "American Psychologist - Ariel") on the end of each range would be enough? I tend to think that wouldn't be enough, but... We shelve the unbound issues in alphabetical order, two to four titles to a shelf and we have about 1000 titles. We're an academic library and the shelving will be open-access (new for us). Any suggestions are welcome. You might want to respond to me directly at dneumeis@loras.edu and then I can summarize for the list if anyone else is interested. Thanks in advance! Di ********************************************************************** Di Neumeister Serials Coordinator Wahlert Memorial Library Loras College e-mail: dneumeis@loras.edu **********************************************************************