Windowed Drop Spine Box

Step-by-step instructions for measuring and assembling a drop-spine box for the housing or rare books and other materials. This variant of box features a clear spine area allowing the contents to be seen when the box is closed

Corrugated Drop Spine Box

Step-by-step instructions for measuring and assembling a drop-spine box made from a single sheet of corrugated board for the housing or rare books and other materials

Molded Paper Spine Binding

The molded paper spine is a rebacking/recasing structure intended for leather-bound books for which the covers have deteriorated too much to be salvageable. The new molded paper spine looks very much like leather and is very strong

Exhibition Cradles for Books

Instructions for making cradles to properly support books while on exhibit. Materials used include Vivak (a bendable plastic) and mat board

Tuxedo Phase Box (3 variants)

These diagrams depict 3 variants of the tuxedo-style phase box, a simple, low-cost, enclosure made from 20pt acid-free folder stock. It is designed to protect brittle, deteriorated, low priority items

Paper Spine for Thin Volumes

Similar in concept to the Molded Paper Spine, this treatment is intended for materials in the collection printed before 1800 in which the text block is less than 1cm thick. The technique comes from Frank Mowery at the Folger Shakespeare Library

Disaster Recovery Manual (2010)

The Syracuse University Library Disaster Recovery Plan for library materials outlines procedures for salvaging a wide variety of library materials in the event of a disaster of minor emergency. We have designed this plan to help library staff cope with and recover materials from minor emergencies that typically involve 500 or less items. The majority of these emergencies will be caused by interior flooding due to leaky pipes (or water coming in from other vulnerable areas in library buildings) or from patron mishaps. The resultant wet books and other objects, such as photographs, microfilm, and sound recordings, can usually be dried on location and returned to service with minimal effort. Please note that this document takes effect after the safety and security of library staff and patrons has been secured. For more information see http://library.syr.edu/about/departments/preservation/recovery and http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/content.php?pid=34915&sid=275074.https://surface.syr.edu/books/1006/thumbnail.jp

Polyester Encapsulation Using An Edge Welder

Step-by-step instructions for encapsulating documents and other flat paper-based items in polyester film (mylar) using an edge welder

Drop Spine Box

Step-by-step instructions for measuring and assembling a drop-spine box for the housing or rare books and other materials

Mylar Phase Box

The Mylar phased box is a simple, low-cost, enclosure made from 20pt acid-free folder stock and heavy weight Mylar to create a see through wrapper for higher end items. This box comes from the Folger Shakespeare Library and was designed by Linda Blaser