[PADG:995] Book Repair Workshops

[Robert James <Robert_James@xxxxxxxx>]

The Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council
on Preservation (PALMCOP) and the North Carolina 
Preservation Consortium (NCPC ) are offering a two part 
series of book repair workshops.


Beginning Book Repair

Thursday, July 13, 2000
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
South Carolina Archives and History Center
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, South Carolina 


Books can be damaged by high use, book drops, pets, improper
handling, or vandalism.  How we repair basic book damage 
can prolong or limit the usefulness of our cultural assets  
This workshop will teach you how to perform basic repairs 
on books in general collections to preserve your financial 
and human resource investments.  With hands-on practice 
instruction you will learn the following procedures: 
 
Book hinge tightening

Endsheet replacement

Cloth rebacking

Various methods for paper mending

Page tipping and hinging

Designed for personnel and volunteers who perform and/or
supervise book repair in libraries, archives, museums, 
historic sites, record centers, and other institutions with 
book collections.  No prior book repair training or 
experience is required.  Class size will be limited to 15 
participants.  Books and material for demonstration and 
practice will be provided.  We encourage you to bring books 
that you would like to repair during the workshop.

Instructors: Holly Hero, Head Conservator at the University
of South Carolina Libraries, and Darrick Hart, Conservation 
Technician, University of South Carolina Libraries 
Conservation Lab.

Registrations Fees:
$25 for employees of PALMCOP or NCPC member institutions
$50 for non-members
Reserved registration deadline is June 30, 2000

To register please visit this web site
http://library.uncg.edu/depts/circ/palmcopbkrepair.html 

Make checks payable to PALMCOP and mail with registration 
forms to: 

Beginning Book Repair 
C/O Richie Wiggers
South Carolina Archives and History Center
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC  29223 


Consult these web pages for area information,

South Carolina Archives and History Center
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/homepage.htm

Directions and Map
http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/location.htm

Area Hotels & Motels
http://www.travelsc.com/welcome/index.html


Please refer questions regarding this beginning book repair
workshop to Holly Hero at the University of South Carolina 
Libraries (phone 803-896-0783 or email HOLLYH@xxxxxxxxxx).  
For questions about the facility or payment contact Richie 
Wiggers  at the South Carolina Archives and History Center  
(phone 803-896-6119 or email WIGGERS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). 




Intermediate Book Repair


August 15, 2000
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Walter Clinton Jackson Library
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Intermediate Book Repair is designed to introduce you to
more advanced techniques for general collections book 

repair.  Repairing books is often less expensive than 
purchasing replacement copies.  With hands-on practice 
instruction you will learn the following procedures: 

Recasing books in original covers 

Attaching loose signature pages

Alternate methods for endsheet replacement 


Books and material for demonstration and practice will be
provided. We encourage you to bring books that you would 
like to repair during the session.  This workshop is 
designed for personnel and volunteers who perform and/or 
supervise book repair in libraries, archives, museums, 
historic sites, record centers, and other institutions with 
book collections. Previous attendance in a basic book 
repair workshop or experience repairing books is highly 
recommended.  The class will be limited to 15 participants.

Instructors: Professional Conservators from the Etherington 
Conservation Center. 

Registrations Fees:
$25 for employees of NCPC or PALMCOP member institutions
$50 for non-members
Reserved registration deadline is July 31, 2000.

To register please visit this web site
http://library.uncg.edu/depts/circ/ncpcibkrepair.html

Make checks payable to the North Carolina Preservation 
Consortium and mail with registration forms to: 

Intermediate Book Repair
C/O Robert James, NCPC President
Circulation Department
Walter Clinton Jackson Library
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26175
Greensboro, NC 27402-6175


Consult these web pages for area information,

Walter Clinton Jackson Library
http://library.uncg.edu/         

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
http://www.uncg.edu/home.html 

Directions and Area Hotels
http://www.uncg.edu/adm/tour-map.htm  

Please refer questions regarding the intermediate
book repair workshop to Robert James in Jackson Library 
(phone 336-334-5304 or email at Robert_James@xxxxxxxx).




Robert James
NCPC President

Walter Clinton Jackson Library
UNC Greensboro
P.O. Box 26175
Greensboro, NC 27402-6175

Phone (336) 334-5304
Fax   (336) 334-5399
Email Robert_James@xxxxxxxx