Packing Book Trucks for Labeling
Top Shelf of Book Trucks
The top shelf of a book truck coming to labeling should have one side of books.
Following are examples of books to be placed on the top shelf of a book truck.
- Tall books
- Long books
- Thin paperbacks with flags that curl when the book is placed on a lower shelf
- Thesis titles in black binding
- Any book that takes up more then half of the width of the shelf of a book truck should go on the top row
Books do not have to be destined for the Oversize collection to be placed on the top shelf of a book truck.
Lower Shelves of Book Trucks
Usual size books do not take up more then half of the width of the shelf of a book truck so material can be placed on both sides of the lower shelves of trucks.
Usual size hardback and paperback books fit on the lower shelves of a book truck
Filling Book Trucks
Book trucks do not have to be completely full before they come to labeling.
When books are placed on book trucks for labeling:
- Place usual size hardbacks and paperbacks on the lower shelves of the book truck, even if the top shelf is empty
- Place the type of books described in I. on the top shelf of the truck
- If the top shelf is full, start another book truck. Bring the full or partially full truck to the labeling area and sign it in on the log.
Cataloged books should be placed on a book truck for labeling as soon after cataloging as possible.
Book trucks coming to labeling are given a date and a number. The date the truck arrived for labeling provides information that the material on it was cataloged just preceding the day or the same day the book truck was brought to labeling. If books are held at a desk for a period of time before they go to labeling, the date system to retrieve material is thrown off and multiple trucks have to be reviewed to find requested titles.