book repair
Fixing damaged volumes
Book repair is the restoration of damaged books—fixing torn pages, reattaching loose bindings, replacing worn spines.
Libraries and archives employ book repair techniques to preserve collections.
The work ranges from simple mending with archival tape to elaborate rebinding: The book repair department handles everything from coffee stains to crumbling covers.
- rebindingFastening anew
- conservatorsPreservation and repair experts
- bookbindersPeople who construct volumes
- rare booksUncommon valuable printed works
- white glovesPale formal handwear
foxing · torn pages · thread · humidity control · sewing needles · signatures · guarding · endpapers · stitching · UV protection · brushes · wheat paste · leather tooling · gold leaf · archivists · librarians · pest management · paste
- restorationrenovation, rebuilding, refurbishment, rehab, overhaul
- Book Craftsscrapbooking, pop-up books, bookmarks, dust jackets, endpapers
- book preservationprotective sleeves, dust jackets, dust covers, leather care, glue
- library workcataloging, shelving, circulation, circulation desk, lending
- library tasksshelving, cataloging, indexing, checkout, barcoding
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
book repairbook burning
Incinerating texts as censorship
pulping · shredding · vandalism · discarding · neglect
book repairdigitization
Analog-to-electronic transformation
microfilming · digital archiving · dematerialization · scanning
book repairpulping
Converting to soft mass
discarding · bookbinding · weeding · recycling · printing