Topics:

• Binding, Repair and Reformatting; Collections surveys, collections maintenance

• Deciding between repair and replacement

• Setting up a book triage operation

• Review book structure

• Understanding deterioration of paper and non-print collections

• Care and handling techniques will be reviewed.  Discussion about training staff to shelve and clean books properly.

• Reading archival catalogs and purchasing supplies

• View - How to operate a book – video
• Participate in a hands-on repair exercise?

• Higginbotham and Wild - Preservation Program Blueprint chapter 4

• Giesecke – Practical Strategies for Library management chapter 4

• Banks, Paul N. and Roberta Pilette.  Preservation Issues and Planning Chicago: American Library Association, 2000, Chapters 2 & 8

• Preserving Archives and Manuscripts by Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler Archival Fundamentals series Chicago, IL: SAA © 1993 read Appendix D “Basic Preservation Procedures”

• Gaylord Pathfinder 4 http://www.gaylordmart.com/archival_assist.asp?sid=7B6D39F273C4421EAF57794E004B9D

• Managing Preservation: A Guidebook Columbus, Ohio: State Library of Ohio, 1995, Chapters 7 entitled “Materials Preparation and Stack Maintenance: How It All Stacks Up”

• Motylewski, Karen. “What an Institution Can Do to Survey Its Own Preservation Needs.” Technical Leaflet: General Preservation. Andover, MA: NEDCC, August 1991

• NEDCC – Preservation Management Cleaning Books and Shelves” Technical Leaflet Storage and Handling www.nedcc.org

• Baird, Brian. “Paperbacks vs. Hardbacks: Answers from the University of Kansas Libraries’ Condition Survey.” Abbey Newsletter December 1996. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an20/an20-7/an20-708.html

Assignment:

Perform a Collection Survey on a unique or defined collection and write memo to library department head about condition of the collection and changes to improve collection’s lifespan. (2 page max)

After Class Activity: This field trip will be to Iron Mountain / National Underground.  We meet after class at 2:30 at Iron Mountain.  There we will learn about long-term storage of paper, microfilm, film and electronic records, and see where the materials are stored.  It’s about 70 miles from Pittsburgh.   Driving directions will be provided.