On 08/03/2013 09:27 AM, Rogan Hamby wrote: > In SCLENDS we use the state's IMS (interagency mail service) that also > serves sheriff's office, DMVs, etc... So, we use large hard plastic bins > that close and have labels to other SCLENDS libraries on them. Our > volume is fairly large so the bins make sense from a workflow stand > point and help protect the materials.
I should have added that the items go in large, plastic bins here in Mass., as well. Individual items are not protected, though. > > > On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Jason Stephenson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > On 08/02/2013 12:05 PM, Green, David wrote: > > What are consortia using to package books for shipping? Please share > > your experiences with packaging shipments. We would greatly > appreciate it. > > In Massachusetts, we don't. We ship the books naked. If they have a > barcode on the outside, they don't even need a slip to indicate where > they are going. The shipping company will use SIP to look up the book's > destination. > > DVDs and CDs are shipped the same, with no protective wrapping. > > It seems to work rather well. > > > -- > Jason Stephenson > Assistant Director for Technology Services > Merrimack Valley Library Consortium > > > > > -- > > Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA > Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, > York County Library System > > “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to > suit me.” > ― C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis> -- Jason Stephenson Assistant Director for Technology Services Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
