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Understanding and caring for bookbindings - Preservation Advisory Centre training day 23 November 2010, British Library Centre for Conservation, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB This one day course is themed around the understanding the significance of bookbindings. Books are much more than the text they contain; their complex structures and methods of production have evolved over time. Recognising features of bindings and understanding the structure of the book can reveal significant bibliographic information. Participants will learn why bookbindings are important and the information they can reveal; how to recognise historic bindings; how to handle different types of binding structures and the use of appropriate protective enclosures; how to describe bindings; and conservation options for bookbindings. Programme 10.00 Introductions and welcome 10.15 Binding types and structures, and their significance (David Pearson, Guildhall Library) 11.45 Break 12.00 Handling bindings: the use of supports and protective enclosures (Sarah Hamlyn, British Library) 12.45 Discussion and questions 13.00 Lunch 13.45 Describing bindings (Karen Limper-Hertz, British Library) 14.25 The conservation of bookbindings (Roswitha Ketzer, British Library) 15.25 Break 15.40 Tour of the Centre for Conservation 16.00 End Cost £95 + VAT (including lunch and refreshments) To register, please complete the form at <http://www.bl.uk/blpac/bookbindings.html> www.bl.uk/blpac/bookbindings.html Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB T +44 (0)20 7412 7612 www.bl.uk/blpac Events: Preservation Assessment Survey Workshop, 5 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/pasworkshop.html Preservation Policies, 15 October, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/policy.html Damaged Books and Bound Archives: Practical First Steps, 9 November, Sheffield http://www.bl.uk/blpac/damaged.html Dust, Dirt and Volunteers, 3 December, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/dust.html Preserving historic photographs, 7 December, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/photographic.html Managing the library and archive environment, 18 January, London http://www.bl.uk/blpac/environment.html The British Library Preservation Advisory Centre is the new name for the National Preservation Office. To subscribe to the Preservation Advisory Centre e-newsletter visit https://forms.bl.uk/newsletters/index.aspx <http://www.bl.uk/blpac/handling.html> ************************************************************************** Help us celebrate National Customer Service Week 4 - 10 October. National Customer Service Week is designed to raise the awareness of customer service and the vital role it plays within any organisation. It is also an opportunity to say a big thank you to all our customers for their support. We are having an Open Day at our site in Yorkshire on Tuesday 5th October. If you are interested in seeing 'behind the scenes' of one of the largest and most technologically advanced library repositories in the world, follow an order from receipt to delivery and meet the Customer Service team, please contact us at mailto:[log in to unmask] Experience the British Library online at http://www.bl.uk/ The British Library’s new interactive Annual Report and Accounts 2009/10 : http://www.bl.uk/knowledge Help the British Library conserve the world's knowledge. Adopt a Book. http://www.bl.uk/adoptabook The Library's St Pancras site is WiFi - enabled ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this e-mail and notify the mailto:[log in to unmask] : The contents of this e-mail must not be disclosed or copied without the sender's consent. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the British Library. The British Library does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. ************************************************************************* Think before you print Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra