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Binding
& Finishing
The Binding & Finishing Unit serves several key
functions throughout the web of SULAIR's daily operations.
Processing
of Incoming Materials
As
items for the libraries' general collections are either
acquired or re-assigned to new locations, they are sorted
by Binding & Finishing to determine whether they
can be shelved for circulation in their present state
or whether they require re-binding or housing prior
to shelving.
Materials
receive spine labels with call numbers, date-due slips,
gift plates, edge stamping, property stamping, and security
targets as appropriate before they are routed to their
shelf locations.
Processing
of Materials for Repair or Rehousing
As materials in need of repair or other preservation
attention are identified by cataloging and public service
staff, they are routed to the Binding & Finishing
Unit. In some cases Binding & Finishing sends materials
on to the Book Repair lab for conservation staff to
carry out the appropriate course of action.
Read
more about Treatment
and Repair Services >>
Bindery
Preparation and Receiving
SULAIR contracts with two vendors to provide binding
services for its printed materials. The policy governing
when materials are bound and rationale underlying the
policy is explained in the Bind Plan.
The
Binding & Finishing Unit sorts, charges, processes,
and routes such items to a commercial binder. When materials
return from the bindery, they are inspected for quality,
discharged, processed, and routed to their shelf location,
ready to be accessed by users.
Collection
Reviews
Binding & Finishing staff members are often consulted
to review whole collections of general collection materials
for preservation needs, such as proper shelving, cleaning,
rehousing, and repair.
Please
contact Laura Cameron,
Head of Binding & Finishing, for questions related
to the review of collections of paper-based materials.
In the case of bulk collections of printed materials,
see also the SULAIR Bulk
Collections Policy and Procedures.
Microfilming
Binding & Finishing also serves to maintain access
to the information in traditional library materials,
such as books and serials, by coordinating microfilming
projects.
Read
more about Microfilming >>
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