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ALCTS "New Directions in Library Binding" Institute



The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association, invites you to participate in
the "New Directions in Library Binding" Institute, Wednesday-Friday, March
13-15, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Librarians recognize that the careful consideration of the binding and
re-binding of books and serials are key elements in preserving and
maintaining access to collections. As the profession faces the challenges
posed by increasing costs of library materials, the deterioration caused by
acidic paper, the damaging effects of photocopying, and the declining
quality of many publishers' bindings, it is clear that library binding must
be a viable option for maintaining library collections in usable form.  The
Standard for Library Binding (ANSI/NISO/LBI Z39.78-2000) describes the
technical and materials specifications for binding and re-binding.  Library
staff must be knowledgeable in order to apply them correctly.

Topics to be covered include:

* Library binding in the digital age
* The making of the modern book
* Leaf attachment
* Binding materials: traditional and new
* Collections conservation and commercial library binding
* Managing a quality-control program
* Automated binding records management
* Contracts and agreements for library binding


Faculty includes:

Brian Baird, Preservation Librarian, University of Kansas; Wes Boomgaarden,
Preservation Officer, Ohio State University; Don Dunham, Executive Director,
Library Binding Institute; Eric Fairfield, Vice President of Marketing &
Sales, ICIBinding Corporation; Fritz James, President, Library Binding
Services; Paul Parisi, President, Acme Bookbinding; Patricia Palmer
Selinger, Head, Preservation Services, Virginia Commonwealth University
Libraries; and Barbara A. Voyer, Assistant Vice President/Technical Sales
Manager, ICIBinding Corporation.

The institute is designed to train library staff in the administrative and
operational functions of a library binding program.  Supervisors and staff
in serials, technical services, binding, and preservation units will find
the curriculum most useful.

The two-day institute will be held on Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday,
March 14 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the Wyndham Atlanta hotel in
Atlanta, Georgia.  An optional tour of the National Library Bindery in
Roswell will be held on Friday, March 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ALCTS has reserved a block of rooms at the Wyndham Atlanta hotel until
February 18 at a room rate of $169 single and $179 double (plus tax).  To
reserve a room, call the hotel direct at 404-688-8600.  The registration
fees are $375 for ALCTS and/or SOLINET members; $425 for ALA members; $425
for non-members; and $190 for students.  The registration deadline is March
1.

To learn more about the Institute or to register, see the ALCTS Web site at:
http://www.ala.org/alcts. Or contact:

Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager, American Library Association, 50 East
Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, Tel: 1-800-545-2433 ext. 5034, Fax:
312-280-5033, Email: jreese@ala.org

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