This is an example of Preservation Services preference from the MIT Energy Lab Reports. Could serve as a guideline for future projects, esp. research publications:
Ann Marie has reported on the preferred prioritization of items to be sent to Preservation Services then to Document Services. It is as follows:
For Preservation, our order of preference is based on the amount of time it takes to prep. Assuming the items have pages in good condition, the order is:
- Loose, unbound pages
- Comb bindings with holes in good condition
- Velobindings (Doc Svcs may prefer velo to comb based on the hole size...)
- Stapled
- Stapled with tape over staples
- Then: Ratty stuff, including loose pages with lots of paste-ins