Packing the Binding
The following are the procedures for getting the binding ready to be picked up by Kater-Crafts.
- Make sure there are at least 10 books on the Kater-Craft shelve. DO NOT COMBINE/MIX Kater-Crafts, Library, or Heritage books. They are all separate.
- If so, stamp books. Stamp the LSU Library stamp on the bottom of the title page. Stamp all the books on the title page.
- Remove cards from the all books. If a book has the gift slip (the pink colored slip), fold the slip so that it can be put together with the book card by a rubber band.
- When all books have been stamped, remove all cards (single cards and cards with pink slip). Alphabetize the cards by title.
- Copy cards. Copy at a copy machine, 5 cards should be able to fit on one page.
- Count the number of books and record that number (if more books are added later, add # of books added).
- When done with copying, place all stamped books (books only, not cards or copies) into a Kater-Craft box. Don’t close box yet (in case more books are added to the shelf and are able to fit in the box).
- If no more books fit, close and tape box up.
- There is a shipping label on the box. With a black Sharpie marker cross out the job number printed on the label. Around that area, write the F#. Ask your supervisor for the F#.
- On the same label, above the “Deliver to:” stamp the LSU Library address with the LSU Library stamp (use same stamp on labels when shipping Kater-Craft, Library, or Heritage bind boxes).
- If shipping more than one box under the same lot order, use Sharpie to write the number of boxes on the label, such a Box 1 of 2. If you have to make more than one box under the same F# order, write the number of boxes made under the same order on the label.
- Example: if shipping 3 boxes under F1234, then write the number 3 on each label.
- If shipping 2 boxes under F4321 and 1 box under F9876, write the number 2 on F4321 labels and the number 1 on F9876 label; do not write down 3, they are not all together.
- After taping all boxes, place boxes on floor next to KC Bind shelf. Place the copies on top of the boxes. Place the alphabetized book cards in a grey box with F#, shipment date, and number of books on a label.
- Your supervisor will place a completed blue Kater-Crafts Bindery form on top of the corresponding box(es).