[ILL-L] RE: tape and books

[Ellingson, Margaret W]

The issue of applying tape to items borrowed via ILL (vs. your own items) is explicitly addressed in the 2008 revision of the Explanatory Supplement<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/resources/guidelines/interlibraryloancode.cfm> of the ILL Code for the United States<http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/resources/guidelines/interlibrary.cfm>.  See below (emphasis added):
4.8 Responsibility of the Requester
(Paragraph 3) Borrowed items should be returned in the condition in which they were received at the requesting library. In particular, adhesive labels or tape should not be affixed directly to any borrowed item.
So, the matter is no longer one of individual library preference, it's part of the officially sanctioned guidelines that we should all be following.  Hope this helps. -- Margaret
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Margaret W. Ellingson                   EMAIL: margaret.ellingson at emory.edu
Interlibrary Loan & Reference      PHONE: 404-727-6893
R. W. Woodruff Library                FAX: 404-727-0052
Emory University                            ARIEL: ariel.library.emory.edu
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870  USA      OCLC: EMU * NUC: GEU
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From: ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:ill-l-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Jones, Alison R.
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:48 AM
To: Interlibrary Loan Listserv
Subject: [ILL-L] tape and books

May I please just beg folks NOT TO TAPE BOOK STRAPS TO OUR BOOKS.

I don't care if you remove our book strap... its fine just to stick it back in the book... for that matter I'd rather it not even get returned with the book if the other option is to tape it to the book!

I realize this is preaching to the choir on this list - but today's example was just the last straw - it actually tore part of the paperback's front cover surface off (as opposed to all the other ones that simply taped it together on the inside cover which tore some paper but didn't look that bad).

Does anyone know WHY anyone would think it was ok to use scotch tape on another library's book - especially when its not encased in a plastic book cover?

In this particular case - the library in question has NEVER done anything remotely similar - they actually are one of my favorite libraries to deal with because they're the best at it - so when I saw that even THEY were taping things to book covers (this has been a steadily increasing problem all summer) - It just makes me wonder...

Am I off the mark? Is this now considered acceptable procedures in ILL departments?

Thanks for letting me vent this and for letting me remind us all to think about what we're doing.


Alison Jones
Public Services Librarian
Baptist College of Florida



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