Here are two messages in reply to the requeust for info about rubber stamps for map numbers. ----Johnnie ---------------------------------- Mon, 30 Aug 1993 13:51 MST DEBBIE LORDS <[log in to unmask]> (806E2800: 80AD02C630) Re: Rubber stamp for call numbers We have used a variety of methods. For large sets, like the 7.5 minute topos, we had a rubber stamp made for that set. Then the unique portion for each quad was written by hand. We also have a set such as you describe. But once we decided to enter our maps into our online catalog and to circulate them, that meant attaching a bar label. The extension from a bar label to a book call no. label was only a short move. Now we cross between the cataloger writing the call number on by hand or having a book label made. Granted, it does cause thickness problems when the maps are filed away in drawers, but so does the bar label needed for circulation. Debra Lords [log in to unmask] Marriott Library University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 ----------------------- Mon, 30 Aug 1993 16:15:21 -0700 (MST) Linda Zellmer <[log in to unmask]> Map Stamp vs. Labels We have just ordered a multiple-line stamp for series maps. We are going the stamp route rather than using labels because our success rate with stick-on labels of any type is not good. You will find that printed labels fall off within 4-6 years, and you will have to go back and re-do your previous work. I much prefer a stamp, which we were able to obtain through our University bookstore. It is manufactured by W.T. Rogers, and is called a Printing Kit. That is my $0.02. Linda Zellmer P.S. Maybe our lack of success with labels has something to do with our lack of humidity?