Workshop on commercial library binding

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to
announce the following  preservation workshop Please excuse
cross-posting):

Commercial Library Binding

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Thursday, August 21, 2003
9am-4 pm

This workshop provides the tools needed to make appropriate binding
decisions that balance preservation goals and financial realities.
Modules include: book structure and modern book manufacturing
methods, an overview of bindery operations, discussion on contracts
and vendor relations, and decision making. Included is a showing of
Library Binding: A Shared Responsibility, A Collaborative Effort (a
1989 video developed by a team of librarians and binders), an
exhibit of binding materials and methods, and a hands-on
decision-making exercise. This workshop is designed for heads of
technical services, serials, and/or binding departments, and bindery
clerks in the bindery prep unit. Cost is $105 SOLINET members ($95
early bird, $130 late registration); $145 Non-SOLINET members ($135
early bird, $165 late registration). Any institution within Florida
qualifies for the member rate.

For more information or to register, contact

    Vanessa Richardson
    800-999-8558
    vanessa_richardson [at] solinet__net

or see <URL:http://www.solinet.net> for full descriptions and online
registration. These workshops are funded in part by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and
Access.


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