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o Choose from one of the few beginning pages of the book, ideally after the title page and on the second page of the first chapter, but primarily a page with only print.o Stamp . If there are mostly images, please see a supervisor for advice about stamping.
- Please don't stamp artists' books.
o Test the stamp out on a piece of scrap paper.
o Stamp the book as close to the gutter as possible, preferably at the bottom of the right page.
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| - Select a piece of Mylar that is larger than the dust-jacket you are covering.
- If the pre-cut Mylar sleeves are too small, cut a larger one from a roll of Mylar. (Located with the boxes of pre-cut Mylar sleeves in Room 103.)
- All of the Mylar comes with a pre-creased side; put this creased side closest to you and facing up.
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| - Remove the dust-jacket from the book and set aside the book.
- Set the dustjacket, with the inside facing you, on top of the Mylar.
- Using the bone tool, gently soften the dust-jacket’s creases—this will make it the Mylarizing process easier.
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| - Secure the dust-jacket with one hand, and fold the top section of Mylar down and over the dust-jacket.
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| - Using the bone tool, crease the top fold you just made. Careful not to crease the dust-jacket itself!
- Look at the sides of the width where the flaps of the book jacket are located; if the Mylar is too long on the sides, trim the excess.
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- Place the book inside its newly covered jacket: set the spine in the center of the covered dust-jacket, and carefully place the entire cover onto the book, one side at a time.
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| - Completed! (Image shown depicts an old book covering. Mylar is a clear, inert plastic)
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Check the OPAC (the library-wide catalog) UMBC Library catalog to make sure that the information is correct:
o Go to Advanced Search.
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