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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

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