Indiana has an established resource sharing mechanism (INfoExpress). We use something similar to these http://www.bagproducts.com/CB04.html. They're a durable nylon with zipper. Some of them are over a decade old (you can tell because the old resource sharing mechanism is branded on them). The zippers are held closed by a zip tie that runs through a grommet. We also prepare whatever materials to minimize damage. A/V materials get an extra layer of padding (cardboard, bubble-wrap or the like) and books get rubberbanded. We've experienced only rare instances of damage generally associated with moisture. Although the body of the bags are waterproof/resistant, there is access for water at the grommet.
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Green, David <[email protected]> wrote: > What are consortia using to package books for shipping? Please share > your experiences with packaging shipments. We would greatly appreciate it. > **** > > ** ** > > Size?**** > > Durability?**** > > Material?**** > > What has worked for?**** > > What hasn’t worked?**** > > ** ** > > NC Cardinal started resource sharing with our libraries – now 16 systems – > in February of this year. We currently use tear-proof polyethylene bags to > ship books among the systems. They are 14x17 and for one-time use only. The > bags look like this, > http://www.uline.com/BL_1551/Tear-Proof-Polyethylene-Mailers, only > without the collared shirt. In 5+ months of resource sharing, we haven’t > received any reports of damaged books.**** > > ** ** > > However, we are exploring other options, especially because we think we’d > like reusable packaging.**** > > ** ** > > Thank you,**** > > David**** > > ** ** > > David Green > NC Cardinal Data Specialist**** > > Library Development**** > > State Library of North Carolina**** > > 4640 Mail Service Center**** > > Raleigh, NC 27699-4640**** > > [email protected]**** > > Office: (919) 807-7408 | Fax: (919) 733-8748**** > > ** ** > > E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North > Carolina Public Records Law "NCGS.Ch. 132" and may be disclosed to third > parties by an authorized state official.**** > > ** ** > -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 Our Kickin' Website <http://hagerstownlibrary.org> Our Rockin' Facebook Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary> and Stuff I'm Reading<http://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/>
