HIT: Spine Labels

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

My original question was what do you do when the Dewey number
is longer than the book spine is wide.  It was a popular question (I
received 64 responces)

24 - Said they wrap it around the front of the book.  Most of them
acknowledged that it make it harder to shelve but they like all the
labels facing the same direction

30 - When the label is too long, they turn it parallel to the spine.

4 - All their labels run parallel to the spine

6 - This is interesting.  For all their books they put the decimal on
the next line such as
559
.74
PAL

2 - people said they make the labels up and down with the
characters facing the same way such as below

5
9
9
.
7
4

P
A
L

I still haven't decided what I will do.   I kind of like the idea of
putting the decimal on the second line (it gives the look of the LC
system.)  I am just wonder whether the kids would get confused.

I am finished with this survey -- PLEASE don't respond to me about
it anymore -- Thanks to everyone who did.
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Frederick Muller
Halsted Middle School Library
59 Halsted Street
Newton, NJ   07860
   voice (973) 383-7440  ext.229
   Fax (973) 383-7432
My Book reviews are compiled at:
   http://www.halsted.org/br.htm

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