Book Cloth Coverings: When Demand Exceeds Supply
Posted by: Aaron D. Chaletzky
This is a guest post by Clifton (Cliff) Fulwood, Head, Processing and Preparation Section in the Preservation Services Division. When library books are re-bound, a durable cover material called buckram is often used. Libraries have been using this material for well over 75 years, but due to a variety of changes in both libraries and commercial bindery supply lines this material is now in short supply.
Posted in: Collections Management, Preservation