The following Internet links are drawn from a variety of academic, library and individual sources on book care and repair. They cover general care and preservation, specific repair situations, bookbinding terms and supplies, and how to care for newspapers and documents.

General Book Care

• A.I.C. - Caring for Books
  
• Book Care for Bibliophiles
  
• Canadian Conservation Institute - How to Care for Books
  
• Preserving Books in Your Home Library (pdf)
  

Book Repair and Preservation

• Basic Preservation (pdf)
• Book Arts -  Preservation & Conservation Links
  
• Conservation Book Repair: A Training Manual
  
• Glossary of Bookbinding Terms
  
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
  

Specific Situations

• Bug Infestation
  
• Cleaning Books
  
• Corner Repair or try a YouTube - Corner Repair
  
• Hinge Tightening or try a YouTube - Hinge Tightening
  
• Mildew and Smell
  
• Spine Replacement or try a YouTube - Spine Replacement
  
• Tipping in a Page or try a YouTube - Tip-ins
  
• Torn Pages or try a YouTube - Taping a Torn Page
  
• Wet Book
  
• Worn or Scuffed Leather Binding
  

--- Additional YouTubes from Syracruse University Library

Newspapers and Documents

• Preserving Newspaper Clippings
  
• Preserving Works on Paper: Manuscripts, Drawings, Prints, Posters, Maps, Documents

Equipment and Supplies

• Archival Products
• Brodart Library Supplies
• Demco
• Gaylord Supplies
  
• Kapco
  
• Talas
  
• University Products
  
• Vernon Library Supplies
  

Updated 4/12