Book Repair
The Book Repair Unit repairs and protects library materials.
List of Treatments
Pamphlet
Box and other custom enclosures
Paperback reinforcement
Pocket
Spine replacement
End papers replacement
Tip in
Page repair
Damaged corner repair
Hinge tightening and repair
Textblock consolidation
Recase
The above list of treatments is standard in many academic libraries. We follow procedures described in Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual by Kenneth Lavender and Boxes for the Protection of Rare Books: Their Design & Construction by Don Etherington and Margaret Brown. Supplies used for treatment are of the highest quality and are planned to be reversible, per standards of practice outlined by the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
Relative Costs for Book Repair and Maintenance
Slide Show of Book Damage
A few good online repair manuals are:
Book Repair Manual, Indiana University
Book Repair Manual, Alaska Historical Library
Book Repair Manual, Dartmouth College Library
Your personal collections are the special collections of the future. They are precious to you and your family.
Tips and online resources for protecting and preserving your family treasures.