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Date: 19 Feb 96 From: Clara Keyes <c.keyes@morehead-st.edu> Subject: Book repair survey Book Repair in Circulating Collections Please forward the attached survey to the appropriate person in your organization. Results of this survey will be used for a presentation for the annual meeting of the Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL). Please respond by April 1, 1996. To respond via e-mail, choose reply or forward. Either will allow you to edit the survey. Enter you answers by typing an X or other response in the blank, or by typing an X next to the best response. Return the form to me at c.keyes@morehead-st.edu, or print, mark, and mail the form if you prefer. My mailing address appears at the end of the survey. Thank you for your participation.
1. Do personnel in your library perform routine book repairs in-house?
yes | no |
|---|---|
100% |
|
2. How many FTE workers in your library perform book repair?
0-2 | 69.8% |
|---|---|
3-5 | 22.9% |
6-10 | 5.2% |
more than 10 | 2.1% |
Of these, how many FTE workers are:
| 0-2 | 3-5 | more than 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
3. full- or part-time staff | 82.3% | 12.5% | 5.2% |
4. students | 85.4% | 10.5% | 4% |
| 0 | 1 | 2 or more |
5. volunteers | 85.4% | 11.5% | 3.1% |
6. Have any of the book repair staff received training in preservation repairs from any source?
yes | no |
|---|---|
86.5% | 12.5% |
7. SOLINET, AMIGOS, or other similar agency | 19.8% |
|---|---|
8. formal courses or apprenticeship | 14.6% |
9. NEH-funded conservation technician training | 27.1% |
10. in-house training conducted by qualified trainer | 60.4% |
11. training videos or manuals (Milevski, Morrow, Johns Hopkins, etc) | 60.4% |
12. other (describe) | 30.2% |
13. Which department in your library is responsible for routine book repair?
cataloging/tech svcs | 31.3% |
|---|---|
preservation | 35.4% |
bindery or book repair unit | 9.4%* |
other (specify) | 24%** |
On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being never and 5 being very frequently, how often is each of the following repairs/procedures is performed by your library staff in-house? (Mark 6 if the procedure is not done in-house)
| Percentage that marked 4 or 5 |
|---|---|
14. constructing pamphlet binders | 14.6% |
15. sewing/stapling pamphlets into pre-made binders | 36.5% |
16. paperback reinforcement/binding | 29.2% marked 4 or 5 |
17. covering paperbacks with plastic laminate | 23% |
18. spine repair, replacement | 71.5% |
19. end sheet replacement | 40.6 |
20. hinge repair | 72.5% |
21. recasing, rebinding (hardcover books) | 28.1% |
22. page repair (tears) | 67.7% |
23. page replacement (tip-ins) | 71.9% |
24. protective enclosures (boxes, slipcases, etc) | 34.4% |
25. other (please describe) | 9.4% |
Which of the following materials do your staff routinely use for book repair? (check all that apply)
26. book repair (Demco) tape | 43.8% |
|---|---|
27. self-adhesive (Scotch) tape | 21.9% |
28. archival (Filmoplast) tape | 64.6% |
29. book cloth (buckram) | 76% |
30. PVA adhesive | 82.3% |
31. methyl cellulose | 44.8% |
32. wheat paste | 46.9% |
33. rubber cement or glue | 15.6% |
34. hot melt glue | 12.5% |
35. hinge tape (pre-glued, vinyl, paper, or cloth) | 37.5% |
36. tyvek | 37.5% |
37. staples | 36.5% |
38. linen or cotton thread | 63.5% |
39. cloth spine liners (super) | 61.5% |
40. acid-free papers | 72.9% |
41. Japanese papers | 57.3% |
42. heat-set tissue | 32.3% |
43. binder board or barrier board | 54.2% |
44. self-adhesive laminating film | 28.1% |
45. other (examples) | 15.6% |
46. Approximately how many repairs per week do your staff perform?
fewer than 25 | 50% |
|---|---|
25-49 | 17.7% |
50-99 | 13.5% |
100 or more | 18.8% |
47. Please estimate length of turnaround time for average item repaired in-house:
1-3 days | 17.7% |
|---|---|
4-6 days | 17.7% |
7-10 days | 17.7% |
11-14 days | 14.6% |
more than 2 weeks | 32.3% |
48. Do you have a back-log in your repair unit?
yes | no |
|---|---|
66.7% |
|
49. If yes, please estimate the number of items in the repair back-log:
fewer than 25 | 22.9% |
|---|---|
25-49 | 8.3% |
50-99 | 13.5% |
100 or more | 25% |
50. Does your library send any books to be repaired outside the library?
yes | no |
|---|---|
83.3% |
|
If yes, to where: (check all that apply)
51. library bindery (e.g. Heckman, Bridgeport, Acme) | 79.2% |
|---|---|
52. BookLab or other preservation services provider | 18.8% |
53. regional or centralized repair center/cooperative | 4.2% |
54. private conservator or conservation technician | 14.6% |
Which of the following repairs/procedures usually be performed by persons outside the library? (check all that apply)
55. constructing pamphlet binders | 13.5% |
|---|---|
56. sewing/stapling pamphlets into binders | 5.2% |
57. paperback reinforcement/binding | 38.5% |
58. covering paperbacks | 12.5% |
59. spine repair, replacement | 11.5% |
60. recasing, rebinding (hardcover books) | 80.2% |
61. end sheet replacement | 9.4% |
62. page repair (tears) | 4.2% |
63. page replacement (tip-ins) | 4.2% |
64. protective enclosures (boxes, slipcases) | 37.5% |
65. other (describe) | 10.4% |
66. Please indicate your library type:
Research | 13.5% |
|---|---|
University | 43.8% |
College | 30.2% |
Public | 5.2% |
Special | 7.5% |
Other (specify) |
|
67. Please indicate approximate number of monographs in circulating collection:
0-999 |
|
|---|---|
1,000-49,999 | 8.3% |
50,000-99,999 | 11.5% |
100,000-249,999 | 11.5% |
250,000-499,999 | 21.9% |
500,000-999,999 | 14.6% |
1,000,000 or more | 32.3% |
Thank you for your interest in the book repair survey, and thanks again to all those who participated!
Clara Keyesc.keyes@morehead-st.edu
*many specified that the book repair unit was part of the preservation dept, so preservation was marked
**other was frequently circulation, serials, or special collections