[PADG:1363] repair workshop

[Gary Frost <gary-frost@xxxxxxxxx>]

BOOK COLLECTIONS MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 
WORKSHOP

Instructor: Susan Hansen, Preservation Dept., University of Iowa
Libraries
Date: July 18-21, 2001 
Prerequisite: Experience in bookbinding and repair 
Friends Scholarships Available

This four-day hands-on workshop is intended for library staff who
repair damaged volumes from circulating collections. The course is 
based on instructions from the Book Repair Procedure Manual 
prepared by the University of Iowa Libraries? Conservation 
Department. 
In order to be effective, collections maintenance repair must be quick,

simple, and inexpensive, without sacrificing good workmanship and
materials.
The course will focus on the repair of cloth bound trade and publishers

bindings and will provide hands-on experience.
Topics will include: 
1. Orientation to the scope of book collections 
maintenance techniques and methods of selection 
and processing of items for repair; 
2. Equipment, ergonomics, and safety in the book repair 
facility; 
3. Relevant techniques from bindery practice, including 
double fan adhesive binding and replacement paper 
copy production; 
4. Relevant techniques from book conservation practice, 
including protective enclosures, exhibition support, 
paper mending techniques and materials, text 
consolidation and reinforcement of leaf attachment, 
and the reinforcement of the cover; 
5. Productivity of the book repair facility. 
Participants are encouraged to bring examples of specific problems for

discussion and workshop sessions.

Individuals may register for this workshop at the website for the
Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies:  
http://www.campbellcenter.org

Questions concerning the workshop may be addressed to Susan
Hansen, Preservation Dept., University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA
52242-1420;  phone 319/335-5897;  FAX 319/335-5900; or 
susan-hansen@xxxxxxxxx