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Different formats and bindings of books and other materials are handled and discounted differently at Brodart. For definitions of these categories, click Binding Definitions.
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Standard Products
Brodart's physical processing duplicates the shelf-ready materials handling of customers' local practices in an efficient production environment. This environment allows high-volume processing with systematic controls on quality. What's more, our precise profiling and close integration with Brodart cataloging services results in fast, economical materials processing and delivery, ready for circulation.
But you have to start somewhere... So, to begin the process of estimating costs and determining cataloging and processing needs, consider the "standards" below. These are starting points for you to alter in any way you choose. Click on the processing and cataloging links in each description for more details.
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The following four levels of customization are standard fare for public libraries. Each represents a starting point from which hundreds of libraries vary in order to insure Brodart delivers the materials most suitable to their collections and systems.
A Book & A Jacket
Since Brodart invented the plastic book jacket, putting one on our product is (almost) always the minimum level of processing.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5-mil lo-luster polyester film book jacket.
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Basic, Shelf-Ready Books
Jacket; Spine Label; Property Stamp; MARC Record & Barcode.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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Spine Label - Standard, white, printed-in-one-color label.
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Property Stamp - Ownership identifier.
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Barcode - Either "smart" or "dumb," any orientation.
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MARC Record - Machine-readable, Library of Congress cataloging.
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Basic Books, Plus Theft Detection
Jacket; Spine Label; Property Stamp; MARC Record; Barcode; & Theft Detection/Pocket.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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Spine Label - Standard, white, printed-in-one-color label.
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Property Stamp - Ownership identifier.
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Barcode - Either "smart" or "dumb," any orientation.
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MARC Record - Machine-readable, Library of Congress cataloging.
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Theft Detection - Checkpoint or 3M.
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Pocket - Standard manila pocket.
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Customized, Shelf-Ready
Jacket; Spine Label; Property Stamp; Barcode; Theft Detection/Pocket; Custom MARC Record; & Custom Item Record.
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FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES
The following five levels of customization are designed for school libraries. Each represents a starting point for you to begin specifying your school's needs.
A Book & A Jacket
Since Brodart invented the plastic book jacket, putting one on our product is (almost) always the minimum level of processing.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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A Kit & Spine Label
Jacket; Spine Label; & Kit.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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Spine Label - Standard, white, printed-in-one-color label.
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Card Kit - Shelf list card; subject catalog card, etc.
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Basic, Shelf-Ready Books
Jacket; Spine Label; MARC Record; & Barcode.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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Spine Label - Standard, white, printed-in-one-color label.
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Barcode - Either "smart" or "dumb," any orientation.
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MARC Record - Machine-readable, Library of Congress cataloging.
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Basic Books, Plus Theft Detection
Jacket; Spine Label; MARC Record; Barcode; & Theft Detection/Pocket.
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Jacket - Attached or unattached, 1.5 mil mylar plastic book jacket.
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Spine Label - Standard, white, printed-in-one-color label.
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Barcode - Either "smart" or "dumb," any orientation.
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MARC Record - Machine-readable, Library of Congress cataloging.
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Theft Detection - Checkpoint or 3M.
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Pocket - Standard manila pocket.
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Customized, Shelf-Ready
Jacket; Spine Label; Barcode; Theft Detection/Pocket; Custom MARC Record; & Custom Item Record.
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