The mission of the Binding Preparation Unit is to support the preservation processes of the MSU Libraries. The Binding Preparation Unit coordinates the binding and re-binding of books and journals for the Main Library and Branch Libraries through the HF Group. In addition to the preparation of materials to be bound, the Unit is also responsible for the deacidification process (done through Preservation Technologies Inc.) as well as the shrink wrapping of brittle material not suitable for binding.

Binding preparation functions performed by the unit include:

• Book Review
• Binding
• Rebinds
• Journals
• New Books
• Pamphlets
• Music Binders
• Custom Boxing
• Shrink Wrapping
• Deacidification

Staff

• Ed Gildner
• Karen Keck
• Lisa Smith, Unit Head
• A. Louis Villafranca

Disaster Preservation Plan (MSU Libraries)

Related Links

• The HF Group
• ANSI/NISO Standards for Library Binding
• Library Binding Institute
• Conservation OnLine
• The Library of Congress
• NARA Preservation

Binding Links To Other Universities

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Northwestern University Library
• Washington University in St. Louis

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Care and Handling Notes:

Audio/Video Tape - Film - Books/Print - CD ROM/Digital - Microforms - Vinyl/Records - Photos