Guidelines for Dust Jackets on Books

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Contact: Lesley Looper

Unit: Resource Description

Date last reviewed: 12/15/2020

Date of next review: 12/14/2021


Guidelines for Books with Dust Jackets*


Please follow the instructions below for handling dust jackets on books.


1. Leave Dust Jacket on book, apply barcode to dust jacket, and insert appropriate flag for the following:

  • New and Noteworthy
  • Lilly Current Literature
  • Duke Authors
  • Conservation O.Ref. (always insert Colibri flag)

2. Remove & place Dust Jacket inside book for:

  • Lilly
  • Music
  • IAS Reference
  • Duke Marine Lab

3. Remove & discard all Dust Jackets for remaining locations


*Follow special instructions for *Rubenstein Duke Press books. Refer all questions to Head, Shelf-Preparation.