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Repair Decisions and Methods for Circulating Materials

Dept. Code: 
LIS
Course Number: 
50693
Course Credits: 
1
Course Instructor: 
Miriam B. Kahn (Kent and Columbus)
Course Format: 
Workshop
Offered Online: 
No

The goal of this workshop is to teach repair methods that are less damaging to books, leading to preservation-oriented, archival-quality collection maintenance. Participants will learn to determine the appropriate methods for preserving books, repairing torn pages, tipping in loose pages, tightening hinges, reattaching broken hinges, repairing simple spine damage, re-casing books, binding pamphlets, and making simple phase boxes.