The following are a variety of internet resources on book repairs. We recommend consulting the YouTube Channel of Syracruse University Library which offers a variety of video demonstrations on a large variety of repairs. You may also be interested in this video prepared by Yale University in the 1980s. If you have questions on the parts of a book, consult this pdf.
Specific Situations & Repairs
- Air Dry Wet Books
- Cleaning Books
- Corner Repair or try a YouTube - Corner Repair
- Detached Bookblock
- Hinge Tightening or try a YouTube - Hinge Tightening
- Replace Endsheet
- Spine Repair
- Spine Replacement or try a YouTube - Spine Replacement
- Tear Repair
- Tipping in a Page or try a YouTube - Tip-ins
- Torn Pages or try a YouTube - Taping a Torn Page
--- Additional YouTubes from Syracruse University Library
General Book Care
- A.I.C. - Caring for Books
- Basic Preservation (pdf)
- Book Arts - Preservation & Conservation Links
- Book Care for Bibliophiles
- Canadian Conservation Institute
- Caring for Rare Books
- Conservation Book Repair: A Training Manual
- Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts
- Glossary of Bookbinding Terms
- Northeast Document Conservation Center
- Preserving Books in Your Home Library (pdf)
- 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 4/13