{"id":4923,"date":"2018-12-17T15:04:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T21:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/preservation\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:48:10","slug":"contrasting-commercial-library-binding-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/2018\/12\/17\/contrasting-commercial-library-binding-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Contrasting commercial library binding options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Blog post by Abigail Evans, student employee, and Nancy Kraft, head of Preservation &amp; Conservation<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4923 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/digicover_binding-1-e1545079759536.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/digicover_binding-1-e1545079759536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Three books with digitized images of their original cover printed on the new binding\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4930\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4930'>\n\t\t\t\tDigiCover bindings use a printed image of the original book cover. Click image to view larger.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-1024x801.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Stack of books bound in cloth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-1800x1409.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding-640x501.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/files\/2018\/12\/Standard_binding.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4925'>\n\t\t\t\tStandard library bindings are covered with solid-color cloth. Click image to view larger.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This fall we took some time to review our two commercial bindery practices for monographs: DigiCovers and standard solid-color library bindings. DigiCovers are created by color-copying and laminating original covers to make new ones using advanced photocopying techniques. While solid-color bindings make rebound books look \u201cspiffy\u201d and new, DigiCovers show the wear and tear of original covers and leave old library stamp markings untouched. This preserves the character of the book, as well as the original cover design.<\/p>\n<p>Samples of rebound books from this month\u2019s bindery shipment are pictured above. We love seeing the story of the book\u2019s use preserved by the DigiCover \u2013 tears, creases, and old stamps. If you look closely at the first photo, you can see the weave of the original cloth used to bind the black and gold book.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to gaining a sense of the history of the book as artifact, staff processing time is significantly reduced. With DigiCovers, there is no need to type up the author and title on the order form. Plus, as the photos illustrate, the covers for these books contain more than just a title and author name. They contain the vibrant details about the book\u2019s history and use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blog post by Abigail Evans, student employee, and Nancy Kraft, head of Preservation &amp; Conservation This fall we took some time to review our two commercial bindery practices for monographs: DigiCovers and standard solid-color library bindings. DigiCovers are created by color-copying and laminating original covers to make new ones using advanced photocopying techniques. While solid-color<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/2018\/12\/17\/contrasting-commercial-library-binding-options\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Contrasting commercial library binding options&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":4930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"syndication":[52],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4923"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4934,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923\/revisions\/4934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4923"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/conservation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=4923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}