> An earlier message pointed out the differences in price between hardback
> and paperback editions when paper is available. I too have noticed this
> difference lately since we received a rather large chunk of one time money
> and have been ordering a lot of monographs lately. How many of you
> buy paperbacks and have the covers reinforced by a bindery? What are the
> pros and cons of this practice? Do any of you simply choose paper over
> hardbound volumes and put them on your shelves unreinforced? It seems to
> me that in some areas of the law, the books go out of date so quickly that
> paperbacks may hold up to all the use they will every get.
>
> Mary Brandt Jensen University of South Dakota
> Director of the Law Library School of Law
> Associate Professor of Law 414 E. Clark St.
> MJENSEN@CHARLIE.USD.EDU Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
> (605) 677 6363 Fax (605) 677 5417
A few paperback items that are to go on Reserve are sent to the
bindery upon receipt. Other than that, we send paperbacks directly
to the stacks. When a paperback is checked out, upon return it is
sent to be bound. That way we avoid spending binding money on books
that are not used.
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Head of Computer Services Fax: (314) 658-3966
Saint Louis University Law Library
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