SOLINET, Inc., the Southeastern Library Network, is pleased to announce that there are still seats available in the following upcoming Preservation class (please excuse cross-posting): COMMERICAL LIBRARY BINDING Date: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 Place and Time: South Carolina State Library, Columbia, SC, 9 am to 4 pm Price: $145.00 for SOLINET members, $185.00 for non-members; early bird discounts and late fees apply. This one-day class provides the tools needed to make appropriate decisions that balance preservation goals and financial realities. The lecture will cover book structure and modern book manufacturing methods; an overview of bindery operations, with a look at leaf attachment methods; discussion of materials and technical terms used by binders; guidelines for cost-effectively upgrading your binding program; and an overview of contracts and vendor relations. There will be a decision-making practicum using sample materials, a 1989 video - Library Binding: A Shared Responsibility, A Collaborative Effort - developed by a team of librarians and binders, and an exhibit of binding materials and methods. The class is designed for heads of technical services, serials, and/or binding department and bindery clerks and others in the bindery prep unit. For more information or to register, contact Vanessa Richardson at 1-800-999-8558, [log in to unmask] or visit our website at http://www.solinet.net <http://www.solinet.net/> for full descriptions and online registration. This class is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and Access. Any registrant within the host state qualifies for the member rate. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>