[Michlib-l] shelving/labeling series books

[Karyn Ruley]

We are considering labeling all of our series books and were wondering how
other libraries handle this process, if at all. We've labeled our sci-fi and
Christian sections already and have attempted to use different font colors and
label colors per series, but have found it's not always easy to go back and
match those colors when books are added to a series.

Do you label series books?
If so, do you change the style per series or keep them consistent?
Have you found a simple process or was the project too much trouble?
Do you bother labeling books when you only have one or two in a series?
Are those single books shelved as if in a series?
Did labeling help your patrons to more easily find materials?

I know this is asking a lot. Any experience/ideas would be helpful to us.


Karyn Ruley
Technology Associate

Crawford County Library
201 Plum St.
Grayling, MI
49738
Phone: 989-348-9214
Fax: 989-348-9294