[PADG:983] Commercial Library Binding

["Riley, Alicia" <ariley@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce
that there are still seats available in the following upcoming
Preservation class (please excuse cross-posting): 


COMMERICAL LIBRARY BINDING
Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Place and Time: South Carolina State Library, Columbia, SC, 9 am to 4 pm
Price: $145.00 for SOLINET members, $185.00 for non-members; early bird
discounts and late fees apply.


This one-day class provides the tools needed to make appropriate
decisions that balance preservation goals and financial realities. The
lecture will cover book structure and modern book manufacturing methods;
an overview of bindery operations, with a look at leaf attachment
methods; discussion of materials and technical terms used by binders;
guidelines for cost-effectively upgrading your binding program; and an
overview of contracts and vendor relations. There will be a
decision-making practicum using sample materials, a 1989 video - Library
Binding: A Shared Responsibility, A Collaborative Effort - developed by
a team of librarians and binders, and an exhibit of binding materials
and methods.

The class is designed for heads of technical services, serials, and/or
binding department and bindery clerks and others in the bindery prep
unit.

 

For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at
1-800-999-8558, vanessa_richardson@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our website at
http://www.solinet.net <http://www.solinet.net/>  for full descriptions
and online registration.

This class is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for
the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. Any registrant
within the host state qualifies for the member rate.