Course on book repair

SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to
announce:

Fundamentals of Book Repair
Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY
July 19-20, 2006
8:30am to 5pm

This two-day class teaches staff members how to perform simple,
economical, preservation-quality repairs on materials on circulating
and reference collections. It focuses on techniques that do not
require expensive equipment and supplies, and can be performed
successfully after a short training period. Lectures and discussions
address preservation principles, treatment decision-making, and
organizing and equipping a repair unit. Included with the
registration fee is a book repair kit containing a variety of tools,
samples of paper, cloth and adhesives provided by support from the
National Endowment for the Humanities. This is a prerequisite for
Intermediate of Book Repair.

For more information see

    <URL:http://www.solinet.net/
        workshops/ws_details.cfm?doc_id=3019&WKSHPID=12FBR>

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Price: $195.00 for SOLINET members, $235.00 for non-members; early
bird discounts and late fees apply. Any registrant within Kentucky
qualifies for the member rate.

For more information or to register, contact

    Vanessa Richardson
    1-800-999-8558
    vanessa_richardson [at] solinet__net

or see <URL:http://www.solinet.net> for full descriptions and online
registration.

This class is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access.


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