I am not a librarian, but I have to play one in real life:

I'm responsible for the Educators Resource Library at work, which is the
one that the staff primarily uses (not the separate research library). Some
of the materials are rolled up paper rubbings of monumental/funerary
brasses. What's the best way to store them? Rolled up as they are? Flat?
What's the best way to flatten them out? In lieu of a flat file what can I
use for storing them flat -- an artist's portfolio type-thang? The paper on
these is thin -- almost onion skin, kind of like tracing paper. There are
also some rolled up posters. Should I give them the same treatment? If I
want to use some items regularly as part of loan boxes, I'm betting that I
should laminate them. These things aren't part of the collection -- they're
part of the education collection.

Another question: I need shelf labels better than masking tape for my
shelves: any suggestions?


---Amy

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