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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:03:42 -0600
From: CYNTHIA M. COULTER - (319) 273-2801 <Cynthia.Coulter@UNI.EDU>
Subject: Re: Binding

Judy,

We send out a binding shipment every two weeks (and it comes back in another
two weeks; one week processing time = net off-the-shelf time of 3 weeks).  We
have our checkin cards set up for a delay of one issue.  Some titles we do not
bind until interims because of heavy use, including abstracts and indexes, and
some titles at our Periodicals Desk.

We also have a multi-institution binding contract with an out-of-state
bindery.

I have not heard many complaints about the binding time, and I think the
two-week turnaround makes the difference.  Our previous bindery provided, like
your current bindery, a 4-week turnaround, and with procedures as established
at that time, the materials stayed off the shelves for about 6 weeks.  Changes
in binderies and in local procedures have cut that in half.

Cynthia M. Coulter, Head
Acquisitions Department
Donald O. Rod Library
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613-3675