INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUPPLY OF SHELF-READY LIBRARY BOOKS
Please complete the following questions. The form can be printed and completed by hand or
edited in Microsoft Word to accurately reflect your requirements.
School Account Number:
School Name:
Library Name:
Please indicate which services are required, providing as much detail as possible:
Option
Required?
Plastic jackets for
paperbacks?
YES / NO*
Instructions / Location
A wallet style jacket to
increase the durability of the
book.
Plastic sleeves for
hardbacks?
YES / NO*
Hardback books with
dustcovers will have a plastic
sleeve attached to increase
the durability of the book.
Dewey Labels
YES / NO*
Back Cover / Spine / Front Cover
Indicate your favored label
positions by dragging (or
drawing) any two of the four
boxes below onto the diagram
opposite.
Landscape
1
2
Portrait
1
2
Format for Fiction:
‘ABC’ represents the first
three characters of the
author’s surname. Delete or
amend the formats opposite
as necessary.
Format for Non-Fiction:
F ABC
123.456 ABC
Delete '4', '5' or '6' if you do
not require Dewey to 3
decimal places.
Return Date Labels
YES / NO*
Inside Front page / Inside Back page
Catalogue Card
YES / NO*
Quantity per book:
Book Card
YES / NO*
Quantity per book:
Drag (or draw) the rectangle
below onto the correct
position on one of the pages
opposite.
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Library Stamp
YES / NO*
Please delete as appropriate.
Cost of manufacture will be
charged to your account.
Library Stamp to be:
Provided / Manufactured*
Position of Stamp:
Please provide details of the
required location of the stamp.
Barcode
YES / NO*
Example
Total length: 12
Prefix: MAT5/
From: 30001
To: 40000
Suffix: EMS
Code 39 / Code 2 of 5 / Other*
If Other, please specify:
Total barcode length:
Prefix:
Material number range:
Suffix:
First number:
MAT5/30001EMS
to
Location:
Second number:
MAT5/30002EMS
Back Cover / Spine / Front Cover
Warning: These details may
be dictated by your Library
Automation Software. An
incorrect specification may
result in errors within your
Library.
Or:
Drag (or draw) the
appropriate barcode (below)
into the correct position on
one of the pages to the right.
Security Triggers
YES / NO*
Please use:
YES / NO*
Software Manufacturer:
Software Title:
3M provide a library security
system. Books can be
supplied with the triggers
already fitted. We can
purchase the triggers for you
or you can supply your own.
MARC Records
Inside Front page / Inside Back page
These are provided as an
email attachment on the day
the goods are dispatched.
You import the records into
your library automation
system and the titles are
added to your catalogue
before they even arrive in the
country. If EMS print the
barcodes for you then the
barcode numbers will also be
included in the MARC records.
3M "Tattle-Tape"
or
Customer provided security triggers*
[* Delete as appropriate]
Comments / Further Information:
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