Buy a permanent decorative adhesive label holder

On items like desks where you might want to label file drawers, you can find extensive label holder hardware to meet your needs. You might also want a binder label holder as a more permanent solution for binders and presentation folders, where you can always switch out the label if you like, but still be able to rename the binder or folder in the future. An adhesive label holder lets you attach a holder to items that can always benefit from a label like file drawers or a store's book shelves, even though the label itself may change from time to time.

I recommend: Consider a brass label holder from Antique Hardware & Home for a desk drawer. Buy a self-adhesive binder label holder at Avery, or view the selection at FedEx Kinko's. Check out industrial label holders like the ones offered at Material Flow that allow for easy scanning of barcodes.

Buy label holders that can reattach in case you want to relocate them

If you don't want to destroy furniture or materials with adhesive and prefer the ability to relocate label holders, consider either magnetic label holders or reattachable label holders.

I recommend: Take a look at the AngleVision industrial label holder that tilts to any angle and snaps on and off. Or consider the Aigner index label holders that work great with wire shelving. Take a look at the magnetic label holders at Tatco that attach and reattach to any metal surface. The plastic label holders at Demco stay in place with friction and require no label holder hardware.

Purchase a dual purpose label roll holder to store and dispense labels

Barcode and other types of labels often come on rolls, and you need a label roll holder that will do double duty by storing and dispensing your labels.

I recommend: Look at the selection of label roll dispensers at System ID. For industrial purposes and when accuracy counts, consider the label applicators at Accuplace.