Simple Book Repair Techniques

Noted conservator Conn (Simmons Univ. Sch. of Library and Information Science; The Preservation Management Handbook) offers a volume for librarians wanting to learn how to repair books. The techniques shown assume no prior knowledge of book repair. Nor will this volume turn anyone into a conservator. Rather, in eight chapters, readers learn about the principles of book repair, required workspace and tools, appraising repairs, basic treatments, repairing paper, repairing hardcover and paperback volumes and children’s books, and caring for materials in special collections. Using the book’s illustrations and black-and-white photographs, which demonstrate how to undertake fundamental repairs and other types of treatments, readers can tackle most basic tasks, from mending paper to tipping in loose pages to tightening hinges. By providing both clear instructions and the reasoning behind the methodologies for particular treatments, Conn helps library professionals tackle essential repair basics.