Preservation

Preservation in the University Libraries

By Department
By Function

Procedures Checklists

• Book recasing
• Boxes for hardcover books
• Boxes for paperback books
• Buckram corners
• Cambric, buckram, and sturdite cutting
• Dust jacket covers
• Endpapers
• Gray board recasing
• Hinge repair
• Hinge tightening
• Methyl cellulose mixing
• Oversize pamphlet binders
• Pamphlet binding
• Pamphlet binding for Special Collections
• Pamphlet removal
• Plastic and cambric binding
• Plastic covers
• Spine replacement
• Text block stitching
• Tipping in original and replacement pages and signatures

Processing Checklists

• Boxed books
• Circulation books
• Document delivery books
• Music scores
• Senior bookplate project
• Supply List

Preservation Resources

• 10 Best Preservation Web Sites
• More to come…