DEMCO Book Repair Workshop

Date: Thursday, May 8, 2003 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (Registration Deadline: Friday, April 4, 2003.) Location: RPLS Board Room
Audience: All Librarians and Staff
Speaker: John Ison, Library Market Liaison and Exhibit Program Manager for Demco
Cost: Attendees must purchase a supply kit at a cost of $7.00 each. (Check to RPLS with registration.)
3 contact hours (Limit 18 attendees)

Learning Objectives: Learn how to do basic repairs on books.
Description: Demco presents a practical, hands-on seminar where participants learn and practice basic repairs for both hard and soft bound books. Emphasis is placed on becoming familiar with techniques and materials for economical in-house repair of materials that must be available for frequent use. Additionally, protective measures which will extend the life of new materials will be demonstrated and discussed. Long-term preservation of archival materials is not addressed. This workshop is useful for anyone involved in repair of library materials and participants will gain skills that can be shared with other staff or volunteers. Participants are provided with a supply kit at a cost of $7.00 each.

The workshop is presented by John Ison, Library Market Liaison and Exhibit Program Manager for Demco. John received his library degree from the University of Denver and has experience in state and public libraries and has been with Demco since 1986. John wrote and directed the videotapes Easy Techniques for Lasting Book Repair and Protecting Library Materials from Wear and Tear in addition to editing the 1993 and 2001 editions of the Book Protection and Repair Guide.

Please plan to bring several discarded books which can be use to practice on: a book with torn pages, one with loose signatures, one with loose cover hinges, one with it's cover completely removed, one with a broken cover hinge, a children's book with a loose cover, and a book with damaged spline.

Please e-mail Angela  angelat@rpls.ws at RPLS, if you have any questions.
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