Werner Rebsamen on Bookbinding

The title above represents most answers we hear in court when there is a dispute about binding quality. Assisting lawyers as an expert witness, my

You just received several cartons full of bound books. How do you know if these books are usable and of the quality you expect them

Many librarians deal with incoming printed and bound materials virtually every day. As stated in my previous articles, the quality of such incoming materials, especially

The printed materials used in a library environment are produced in many different ways. The sheets, whether printed on both sides by sheet-fed, web or

In the 1980’s, Xerox used the slogan “The Paperless Office.” How things have changed! These days, the fastest growing segment of the pulp industry is

One summer many years ago the University I taught at in New York State decided to “save” money and turn-off the air conditioning units. I

Published books arrive in a library either soft or hard cover bound. Some exceptions may be mechanical bindings such as spiral bindings. Some librarians question

Decades ago, while working as a quality control manager in a large U.S. book manufacturing facility, we produced over 75,000 children’s books every day for

Your library acquired some children’s books. Just after they circulated once or twice, these books head for the “repair” department of the library. The sheets