Repair
Manual Home
Introduction
Guiding Principles
Setting up the Area
Toolbox
Parts of a book
Practical Guidelines
Identifying Repairable Materials
Glossary
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Your Comments
Self-Closing Wrapper
Cleaning
Torn pages
Tip in a Page
Hinge Repair
Corner Repair
Sewing a Single Signature
Spine Repair
Air Dry Method
Hinge Tightening
Acknowledgements
There is extensive information available on simple book repair; these instructions have pulled together ideas and proceedures from a variety of sources. The following people and sources have been particularly helpful in assembling the Simple Book Repair Manual and subsequent web document.
Philip Cronenwett, Dartmouth College Special Collections Librarian, and Bonnie Wallin, Special Collections Assistant, provided the initial training workshops and follow-through critiquing the workshop participants' repairs. They have also made themselves available for consultation.
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) provided documentation, training materials, and hands-on experiences as part of the Preservation Administrator's Program.
Participants in the Simple Book Repair Experimental Project have provided feed-back on the clarity of proceedures and excellent ideas for improving the training program.
Under the guidance of Patricia Erwin-Ploog, who envisioned its use as a multimedia training tool, the Preservation Committee created the Simple Book Repair Manual and wrote the grant application which secured funding for the project.
Staff of Preservation Services created and designed the web site and all accompanying graphic materials. Laura Ward was responsible for transforming the text to HTML and for graphic design; Brian Markee for all photographs and video, and Barb Sagraves for overall design and content accuracy.
Information Systems staff provided training and support in transforming the manual into HTML and Claire Packard in the Administrative Office re-keyed the document when technology failed.
Finally, this web site was developed under a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the Preservation Services staff and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Park Service or the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training.