Brodart accommodates your needs when it comes to labels, whether we provide the labels, affix customer-supplied labels, or offer loose labels for application at the library.
Options:
- Standard label sizes:
- Barcode Label - 15/16" x 2-5/8"
- Spine Label - 1-3/8" x 1"
- Pocket Label - 1-3/8" x 2-7/8"
- Laser Label - 2-5/8" x 7/8" Colors: Standard labels are available only in white. Inquire about special orders.
- Fonts: A variety of fonts are available, both serif and sans serif.
- Label Protection: Labels applied to books over a protective book cover can be further protected with a strip of tape. Affixing labels under a cover saves the cost of this protector.
- Location - Anywhere on a book; however special instructions concerning concealing information on the cover may override location and orientation specifications.
- Orientation - Depends on a number of factors including preference, custom placement, and readability.
Label Types:
- Spine Labels - Contain each library's classification scheme for storage and retrieval purposes. Brodart will place the label according to the library's precise position and orientation requirements. Overriding factors relative to the thickness of a book may apply. Spine labels may include either seven or eight characters.
- Property Label - Display ownership in the same way a property stamp does. Often specified as a colored stock item, samples are helpful for Brodart to match a library's color preference.
- Custom Label - Brodart provides almost any configuration of custom label.
- Genre Label - Defines the fiction genre of a books; i.e. Mystery, Western, etc. Brodart sources these from many suppliers including Gaylord; Highsmith; The Library Store…
Pocket or Bibliographic Label:
- Attached to the pocket of a book. This label usually includes information regarding the title, author, classification, and acquisition information such as the list price of the book, the vendor (Brodart), and the month and year of purchase.
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