[PADG:55] book repair workshop

["Frost, Gary " <gary-frost@xxxxxxxxx>]

Book Collections Maintenance & Repair Workshop

Instructor: Susan Hansen
Date: September 30 - October 3, 2004

Register now through August 15, 2004 by visiting campbellcenter.org

Friends Scholarships Available

This four-day hands-on workshop is intended for library staff that 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 preservation techniques, including protective enclosures, paper mending, and the reinforcement of paper covers;
5. Productivity of the book repair facility.

Participants are encouraged to bring examples of specific problems for discussion and workshop sessions.

Enrollment Limit: 10

Course Fee: $835 (including accommodations)

Registration Deadline: August 15, 2004

 

 

 

Gary Frost
Conservator
University of Iowa Libraries
100 Main Library
Iowa City, IA, 52242