Practicum Syllabus

2012 Internship/Practicum

The Preservation Department

Kelvin Smith Library

Case Western Reserve University

Sharlane Gubkin

216 368-3465

OBJECTIVE: Develop an awareness of the many major functions of a contemporary academic library Preservation Department. Learn and assist with basic and intermediate book repair. Assist with essential department activities as outlined in the syllabus. Select and complete one final project for the Internship.

WEEK 1: Orientation, Preservation Basics

Session 1:

• Introduction to the Preservation Department, overview of Preservation.

http://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=sul

      Department Web Page: http://library.case.edu/ksl/whoweare/departments/preservation/

• Tour of the library, meet staff.
• Weekly Handouts.
• Instruction on safe handling of library materials; watch department video and power points

http://tv.case.edu/actions/tv2/tv?play=true&id=9610&filter=academics

http://preserve.harvard.edu/presentations/carehandlingusers.ppt

https://staffweb.lib.washington.edu/units/preservation/preservation-training-for-student-assistants/sitemap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phyFPJD-CGs

• Instruction on emergency procedures. http://library.case.edu/ksl/whoweare/departments/preservation/disaster/emergency.html

Session 2:

• Tools of Preservation

       http://www.indiana.edu/~libpres/manual/manintro.html

• Structure of Books, identifying types of bindings

        http://www.slideshare.net/LYRASIS/care-and-handling-of-library-materials-3259019

            Watch videos: How to Operate a Book, Anatomy of a Book

• Unpack and sort Commercial Bindery Shipment, identify different types of Commercial binding and book characteristics.

WEEK 2: Physical Library Environment, Types of repairs

AM:

• Temperature and Humidity

http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/2The_Environment/01BasicGuidelines.php

• Insects
• Rodents
• Light exposure

http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/2The_Environment/04ProtectionFromLight.php

• Hygrothermograph/light meter readings, instruction
• IPM  http://www.library.illinois.edu/prescons/services/ipm/index.html

PM:

• Repair decisions-flow chart
• Process cart of damaged books according to treatment type
• Set up hygrothermographs and record readings

WEEK 3: History of binding, Simple repairs

• Paper repair
• Tip-in
• Case tightening
• Hinge repair
• Lamination (Kapco)

Basic book repair http://surface.syr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=sul

History of binding.

http://www.historyofinformation.com/index.php?category=Bookbinding

View examples of different binding structures over time in our Special Collections, presented by Special Collections Archivist Nora Blackman.

WEEK 4: Simple and Intermediate repairs

• Pam-binding

• Reback
• Double-fan glue
• Sewing signatures

WEEK5 : Intermediate Repairs

WEEK 6: Intermediate repairs cont.

WEEK 7: Major repairs

Week 8: Major repairs cont.

Week 9: Flat paper repair

Week 10: Brittle Books

• Causes, chemistry

• Identification, degrees of
• pH testing

• Protective enclosures
• Reformat searching, Brittle Book Form
• Deacidification

Week 11: Protective enclosures

Week 12: Protective enclosures cont.

Week 13: Digital Preservation

Week 14: Review, wrap up, evaluation