[Publib] Cataloging and circulating paperbacks

[Audrey DeVillier]

We catalog paperbacks--donated or purchased--so that they will be
accessible through our catalog.  We don't bother to fully cover/laminate
the donated books as we do purchased items, though.  Exceptions are made
for extremely popular and/or pristine condition donations, such as Nora
Roberts, Danielle Steel, etc.  Our reasoning is that those will likely get
more circulation for a longer duration than the dimestore romances, and
therefore need the added reinforcement.

To my knowledge, there is no policy on this issue, but is our longstanding
practice.

A.J.


Audrey Jo DeVillier
Head of Technical Processing
Iberville Parish Library
24605  J. Gerald Berret Blvd.
Plaquemine, LA  70765-0736
(225) 687-2520
 
"Until one has some kind of professional relationship with books, 
one does not discover how bad the majority of them are."
       				---- George Orwell