Library binding
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Library binding is a method of increasing the life of books and periodicals used in libraries. This is done by sewing the pages in place and by reinforcing the spine for each volume. The goal of library binding is long-term preservation. However, library bound books also benefit library patrons by ensuring that the volume in hand is complete, opened with ease, and easy to photocopy. In addition, many libraries re-bind damaged books in library bindings regardless of whether they were originally paperback or hardcover.
Library binding is a method of increasing the life of books and periodicals used in libraries. This is done by sewing the pages in place and by reinforcing the spine for each volume. The goal of library binding is long-term preservation. However, library bound books also benefit library patrons by ensuring that the volume in hand is complete, opened with ease, and easy to photocopy. In addition, many libraries re-bind damaged books in library bindings regardless of whether they were originally paperback or hardcover. ==See also== Bookbinding Book rebinding Prebound Preservation (library and archival science) ==References== ===Inline citations=== ===General references=== "State of Connecticut Binding Contract as Applied to the University of Connecticut Libraries at Storrs, Effective September 1993", in: Preservation Planning Program: Managing a Library Binding Program. Jan Merrill-Oldham (ed.). Association of Research Libraries: Washington, D.C., 1993. ==External links== Conservation Procedures: 7.1 Guidelines for Library Binding – Northeast Document Conservation Center Library Bindings – International Online Booksellers Association
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