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A few months ago, I asked MAPS-L subscribers whether there
wasn't something better around than ordinary office labels
for labelling encapsulated maps . Several of you offered the
sensible suggestion that we get better quality labels.
Sherry Byrne, our properly cautious Preservation Librarian,
was skeptical about this, arguing that the labels could fall
off some day and that the non-"archival" glue used in even
the best labels could eventually cause a problem. Using (I
believe) the conservation community's listservs, she came up
with a different approach: labelling mylar with a special
type of felt-tip pen. My sense is that this works extremely
well. The only catch is that the ink is indelible; you don't
want to make a mistake. We've been using Kaiser-Schreiber
pens that we got through Gaylord, but there are several
competing brands.
 
This is, admittedly, a low-tech solution to a fairly minor
problem, but I thought I'd better follow up on my original
query.
 
Chris Winters
University of Chicago Library
 
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