AC Library: Pasting Procedures

Pasting Procedures

Paste date due slip.
- Do not paste a date due slip for Reference items (flag in book will say "Ref" or "Dept - Ref").
- Use a thin strip of glue at the top and place on the left flyleaf, ½ inch from top edge.
- If there is sheet music where the due date slip should go, set the item aside. The due date slip cannot cover up the bars of music.
Paste bookplate.
1. Look at the control slip for fund code:
  - Any code that begins with "g" gets a purple general bookplate.
  - For all other codes, see the cubicles at the desk (endowed accounts).
  - U.S. Government documents - use rubber stamp instead of a bookplate.
  - If a bookplate is already with the control slip, paste it (item was a gift).
2. Paste all around edge of bookplate and place in the exact center of left inside book cover.
3. If there is text on inside fly leafs or liners, go to next blank left page and paste the bookplate there.
4. Insert wax paper to absorb excess glue.

With flaps:
1. Paste down front and back flaps.
2. Paste date due slip.
3. Paste bookplate to the side of flap or opposite page facing flap.
Asian books:
1. Paste the due date slip on the right flyleaf.
2. Paste the bookplate in the center of the right inside cover.
3. The barcode should still be placed at the top of the left outside cover.

For thin pamphlet covers, sometimes you can use the rubber stamp that says "AMHERST COLLEGE" if the bookplate is general.
More general plates are in workroom, be sure to keep several inches on hand.
For special bookplates, let your supervisor know you are low by leaving one on their desk with the note "more?"
Errata slips should be tipped in on the page to which they refer -- use a thin line of glue along the gutter edge. If more than one page is referenced, paste the erratum inside the back cover, below the date due slip.