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Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
As the United States prepares for its 250th Birthday next year, a piece of America’s Bicentennial Celebration came through for binding. Take a look at how Processing and Preparation handles this binding style and compare how things have changed over the past 50 years.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Storage, Events & Outreach, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Our exploration of 125 years of binding at the Library of Congress finds a period of great movement and change for the binding office both in physical space and where they fit in the Library structure. Starting the 1940’s with a large onsite bindery in the new Library Annex, the binding office that prepared to move to the James Madison Memorial Building in 1981 had changed in every possible way.
Posted in: Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
125 years of binding retrospect posts continue as we look at the Binding Office’s time in the Thomas Jefferson Building. During that time, the Library staff worked with the Government Printing Office to research binding materials, moving from animal skins to a new durable, acid-free cloth alternative that we still use today, buckram.
Posted in: Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
In 2025, the Library celebrates 125 years of binding and hereby commemorates the hard work that went into making this happen.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Technician Regina Young took a chance applying for a short-term assignment that led to permanent career change.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
The 2024 National Book Festival was a resounding success, and the Preservation staff that were part of it share their experiences.
Posted in: Collections Care, Events & Outreach, Heritage Science, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Preservation staff stepped out of the shadows and into the brights lights of Live! at the Library ahead of Preservation Week 2024.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Events & Outreach, Preservation, Preservation Week, Reformatting, Tangible Media, Tools of the Trade
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
A Binding Technician takes note of items from the public record finding a place on the Library’s shelves.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation, Tangible Media
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
The Preservation Services Division came to the rescue as newspapers from Africa needed a brief holdover on their seven-thousand-mile journey to become part of the Library of Congress’ collection.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Management, Collections Storage, Offsite Storage, Preservation, Reformatting, Tangible Media