[ILL-L] Corrugated Wrap

[Arianne Avery]

When we've received items in jiffy bags, the bags are often falling apart.
We've received shipments where the books are literally falling out of torn
jiffy bags. The stuffing gets all over everything, including inside the
books. My experience has been that they're messy and not secure for shipping
books. But our constant data doesn't prohibit their use -- we're just
grateful for the loans!

Arianne Avery
Virginia Wesleyan College (TWP)
Norfolk, VA


2008/11/24 Megan Bayonet <mbayonet at mbc.edu>

>  We use either bubble wrap padded mailers or boxes.  I think the concern
> is about the Jiffy Bags that are stuffed with little bits of newspaper
> fluff.  I've been receiving books wrapped in corrugated cardboard and it's a
> royal pain to get them unwrapped - the staples are too stiff to unbend so
> you end up cutting into the wrapping and praying that you aren't also
> cutting into the books.  The corrugated sheets that I've seen have all been
> too flimsy for me to feel comfortable using them to ship books in - I think
> the book corners would poke right through the wrapping.  Of course, you
> could be looking at something I haven't seen so take that with a grain of
> salt and ask to see a sample before you make up your mind.
>
> *Megan Bayonet*
> Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
> mbayonet at mbc.edu
> 540-887-7317
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> *From:* ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:
> ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] *On Behalf Of *Kareen Turner
> *Sent:* Monday, November 24, 2008 12:04 PM
> *To:* Interlibrary Loan Listserv
> *Subject:* [ILL-L] Corrugated Wrap
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> I have a question about the pros and cons of Jiffy Bags, because so many
> ILL departments are saying do not send in Jiffy Bags in their constant
> data.  Our shipping and receiving department are looking at self adhesive
> corrugated paper sheets in a handy range of sizes and grades Ideal for
> multiple mailings and dispatch of books, media items and varying product
> sizes.
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> Has anyone else started using this?  We also have limited supply of boxes
> of the right sizes.  Thanks, Kareen
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