APRIL 2011

A Newsletter from HBI and the Library Binding Institute

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DigitalAge• HighlightsfromArticlesThroughout

theBookbindingIndustry• 2011ALAMeeting• HighlghtsfromPreservationWeek• Job-Seekers,Entrepreneurs• ContinuetoTurntoTheirLocal

LibraryforHelp:StateofAmerica’sLibrariesReport2011

• TechnicalDirector’sReport-AnAllNewGP2PURAdhesiveBinder

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Quality Hardcover Binding in the Digital Age Speaker Schedule Announced! Event to Take Place Sunday, May 15, 2011

ThefollowingspeakerscheduledhasbeenconfirmedfortheQualityHardcoverBindingintheDigitalAgeseminarscheduledtotakeplaceSunday,May15,duringthe2011HBI/LBIspringmeetinginQuebecCity,attheFairmontChateauFrontenacHotel.

8:30–9:00a.m. Welcome/Introductions–MarkHancock9:00–9:30a.m. KeynoteAddress-StacyRawls,LightningSource9:30–10:00a.m. AspectsofQualitywhenHardcoverBinding,Werner Rebsamen10:00–10:20a.m. HunkelerInnovationdays–TheRoadtoDigitalPrintand BindingSuccess-MarkHunt,StandardFinishingSystems10:20–10:50a.m. Break–InteractionamongColleaguesandSuppliers10:50–11:10a.m. InnovativeandCreativeBindingStructures-Fritz James,LBS11:10–11:30a.m. TheManyKindsofCoverBoard-JohnTetreault,Paulymark11:30–11:50a.m. BindingBooksinCloth-DanPlourde,Columbia FinishingMills11:50a.m.–12:10p.m.GettingStartedwiththeRightHardcoverBinding Equipment–JohnJacobsonJr.,ODM12:10–12:30p.m. BindingBookswithPUR,ANewDevelopmentbyGP2 andSchmedt.WorldwideSuccesseswithAutomated Case-making,TedGreene,GP212:30–1:45p.m. LunchandTableTopicDiscussions1:45–2:10p.m. PhotoBookStandardUpdate–MarkMizen,Creative Memories2:10–2:30p.m. PhotoBooksandCustomPublishing-NewOpportunities withDigitalPrintSolutions-SheriMartin,HP2:30–2:45p.m. PanoramaPhotoBooks-KurtRicher,PhotoBookSwitzerland2:45–3:00p.m. MakingBooksat600Feet-Per-Minute,DonPiontek, FinishingResources3:00–3:30p.m. Break–InteractionamongColleaguesandSuppliers3:30–3:50p.m. PURandLibraryBinding-BrianBaird,Bridgeport NationalBindery3:50–4:10p.m. MullerMartini’sSuccesseswiththeDiamantMCDigit andtheSigmaConcept-SergeGaudette,MMCanada4:10–4:30p.m. KolbusInnovationsforDigitalPrintedHardcover Bindings,DanielSiller,KolbusCanada4:30to5:00p.m. SupplierNews,OpenDiscussionchairedbyWerner Rebsamen

Full Meeting Schedule

Saturday,May14,20111:00-3:00p.m.-Registration3:00-5:00p.m.-Boardof DirectorsMeeting5:00-6:00p.m.-AnnualMeeting6:30-8:00p.m.-Welcome Reception

Sunday,May15,20118:30a.m.-5:00p.m.-FullDay Seminar6:30-8:00p.m.-OffsiteRecep-tion/Dinner

Monday,May16,20118:00a.m.-4:00p.m.-Bindery ToursandLunch

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Au Vêtement du Livre Athirdgenerationfamilyownedoperation,AuVêtementduLivreFlexibilityisinthebusinessofperfectbinding,casebinding,andsewing.Theyoffermenubinding,fancyboxes,gameboardsandmore.ThebusinessisrunbyFrédéricSavardandsecondbyMartinSirois,outstandingentrepreneur.ThissmallbutversatileplantemploysthirtyindividualsandisoneofitskindinCan-ada.AuVêtementduLivreisastrivingbusinesswithinnovativeideas.

Quality Hardcover Binding in the Digital AgeBinderies to be Toured

Transcontinental InterglobeTranscontinentalPrintingisaleadingbookprintingcom-panyinNorthAmerica,andthelargestinCanada.Theyhavetheabilitytoofferpublishersacompleterangeofhardandsoftcoverbookprintingandfinishingservices,forbothshortandlongerruns.Theyalsododigitalbookprinting,short-runbookprintingaswellascustomizedversionsofasinglepublication.Theyroutinelyworkwithbookpublisherstohelpthemwithchoicesregarding,printingtechnology,bindingoptions,distributionchannels,andinventorymanagement.

Books Without Batteries: The Negative Impacts of Technology. What a savings in our forests, right? Wrong. By Bill Henderson, Publishersweekly.com, April 11, 2011

AuthorBillHendersonchallengesthenotionthat“e-readerswillsavetrees.”HegoesontoquoteaNewYorkTimesarticlebynoting,“Theadversehealth

impacts[onthegeneralpublic]frommakingonee-readerareestimatedtobe70timesgreaterthanthoseformakingasinglebook.”

Toreadtheentirearticle,goto:http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/46793-books-without-batteries-the-negative-impacts-of-technology.html

Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale: ‘Paper Books Will Evolve into More Precious Products’ Published April 13, 2011 in Knowledge@Wharton

ReadwhatformerRandomHouseCEO,AlbertoVitale,hastosayaboutdigitalpublishingandthepossibilitiesastheyrelatetocontentmarketing.Visithttp://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2754.

Shift of Culture From Ownership to Access

ReadthisApril11,2011articleinPublishersweekly.comontheLondonBookFair2011:TheDigitalFutureisNowbyAndrewAlbaneseandNicholasClee.Visithttp://www.pub-lishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/london-book-fair/article/46813-london-book-fair-2011-the-digital-future-is-now.html.Init,theauthorsdiscusstheshiftofownershiptoaccessasitrelatestocontent.

Why Books Will Probably Never DieBy Francis Tan, editor of TNW

ReadeditorFrancisTan’stakeonwhy“BooksWillProb-ablyNeverDie”includinganinterestingperspectiveonthe“digitaldivide.”Visithttp://thenextweb.com/me-dia/2011/04/22/why-books-will-probably-never-die/

Let-Them-Eat-Cake-Attitude Threatens to Destroy a Network of Public Assets Scott Turow Post to HuffingtonPost.com

ReadauthorScottTurow’sposttoHuffingtonPost.comontheimpactoflibraryfundingcutsonourcountryandinthelivesofmillionsofAmericans,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-turow/letthemeatcakeattitude-th_b_823609.html

Industry Articles

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2011 ALA Annual MeetingNew Orleans, LA • June 23 – 28, 2011

Makeplansnowtoattendthe2011ALAAnnualMeetinginNewOrleans,LA,June23–27!MoreinformationontheALAmeetingscheduleandconferenceactivitiescanbefoundathttp://www.alaannual.org/.Followingisalistofmeet-ingsandtheirlocationswhichmaybeofparticularinteresttoHBI/LBImembers:

PreservationAdministratorsInterestGroup

Friday,June24 12:00-4:00p.m. MorialConventionCenter,386-387

BookandPaperInterestGroup Saturday,June25 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m.MarriottatConventionCenter,BlaineKernF

DigitalConversionInterestGroup

Saturday,June25 1:30-3:30p.m.MarriottatConventionCenter,BlaineKernF

DigitalPreservationInterestGroup

Sunday,June26 8:00-10:00a.m. MorialConventionCenter,342

Preservation Week, April 24–30, 2011

Thisyear,April24through30markedthesecondannualPreservationWeek.Lastyear’sPreservationWeekwasagreatsuccesswithover68knownacademic,public,andspeciallibrariesparticipatinginpreservationactivitiesbyofferinglectures,providingworkshops,andparticipatingintwoALCTSPreservationWeeksponsoredwebinars.

SeebelowforinformationonsomeoftheactivitiesthattookplaceincelebrationofPreservationWeek,2011.

HFGroup/EtheringtonConservationandGuilfordCollege–“HometownTreasures,”April30inGreensboro,NC.

NewYorkPublicLibrary–“CareandHandlingofPersonalCollections,”April26.

“IntroductiontoMediaPreservationwithHowardBesser,”April27.http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/calendar

TheUCLALibrary–ImagePermanenceInstitute“SustainablePreservationPracticesforManagingStorageEnvironments”workshop,April26and27.http://ipisustainability.org/

UniversityofColoradoatBoulder–BookDiscussionGroup,ADegreeofMasterybyAnnieTremmelWilcox,April25.http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/preservation/presweek.htm

UniversityofPennsylvania–“FocusingonPhoto-graphs:PreservingYourFamilyLegacy”lecture,April26.http://www.library.upenn.edu/docs/news/Focusing_on_Photographs_Flier.pdf

UniversityofVirginiaLibrary–“PreservingLocalHis-toryinMovingImages:TheFeilFamilyHomeMovies,”Thursday,April28.http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/preservation/projects/Pres-ervationWeek.html

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CHICAGO - TheGreatRecessionmayhavecometoanend,buthard-pressedAmericanscontinuetoturntotheirlocallibrariesforhelpinfindingajoborlaunchingtheirownbusiness.ThisandotherlibrarytrendsofthepastyeararedetailedintheStateofAmerica’sLibraries,2011,releasedduringNationalLibraryWeek,April10-16,2011,bytheAmericanLibraryAssociation.

Evenasbudget-cutterstakeaimatlibrariesandtheirser-vices,morethantwo-thirdsofthe1,000-plusadultscon-tactedinasurveyinJanuarysaidthatthelibrary’sassis-tanceinstartingabusinessorfindingajobwasimportanttothem,accordingtothepoll,conductedfortheAmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA)byHarrisInteractive.

Sixty-fivepercentofthosepolledsaidtheyhadvisitedthelibraryinthepastyear;womenaresignificantlymorelikelythanmen(72percentvs.58percent)tofallintothiscategory,especiallyworkingwomen,workingmothersandwomenaged18-54.Overall,58percentofthosesurveyedsaidtheyhadalibrarycard,andthelargestgroupwas,again,women,especiallyworkingwomenandworkingmothers.Collegegraduatesandthosewithahouseholdincomeofmorethan$100,000werealsowellrepresentedamongcardholders,accordingtothesurvey.

Thirty-onepercentofadultsrankthelibraryatthetopoftheirlistoftax-supportedservices,andastudyconductedinPhiladelphiashowsthattheirtaxesareinfactwellspent.TheUniversityofPennsylvania’sFelsInstituteofGovernmentconductedaneconomicimpactstudyoftheFreeLibraryofPhiladelphiathatprovidedbottom-lineevi-dencethatthereturnoninvestmentinlibraryservicemorethanjustifiesthecosts.

Thestudyconcludesthatthelibrarycreatedmorethan$30millionworthofeconomicvaluetothecityinfiscal2010andthatithadaparticularlystrongimpactonbusi-nessdevelopmentandemployment.Italsoshowedthathomeslocatedwithinaquarter-mileofabranchlibrarywereworthanaverageof$9,630morethanhomesout-

sidethatradius,anindicationthatthepresenceofalibraryisassociatedwithlargerrealestatetaxrevenues.Nevertheless,mediareportsofcutsandcutbackstolibrarybudgetsandservicesaboundedin2010andearlythisyear.U.S.mayorsreportedinNovemberthathours,stafforservicesatlocallibrarieswastheNo.2budgetareathatbeencut,secondonlytomaintenanceandservicesatparksandgardens.Andanotherstudyindicatedthat19statesreportedcutsinfundingforpubliclibrariesfromfiscal2010tofiscal2011andthatmorethanhalfsaidthecutsweregreaterthan10percent.Thatstudyalsofoundthatstatecutsoftenwerecompoundedbycutsatthelocallevel.

Otherkeytrendsdetailedinthe2011StateofAmerica’sLibrariesReport:

• TheavailabilityofwirelessInternetinpubliclibrariesisapproaching85percent,andabouttwo-thirdsofthemextendwirelessaccessoutsidethelibrary.Computerusageatpubliclibrariescontinuestoincrease.

• Almostallacademiclibrariesoffere-books,asdomorethantwo-thirdsofpubliclibraries.Formostlibraries,e-booksareonlystillasmallpercentageofcirculateditems–butrepresentthefastest-growingsegment.

• Abattleoverthefutureofwidelyusede-bookswasjoinedinMarch,whenHarperCollinsannouncedthatitwillnotallowitse-bookstobecheckedoutfromalibrarymorethan26times,raisingthepossibilitythate-booksthatarenotrepurchasedwouldbeavailableatthelibraryforonlyaboutayear.

• Studentsandfacultyareusingacademiclibrariesmorethanever.Duringatypicalweek,academicli-brarieshadmorethan31millionsearchesinelectronicdatabases,answered469,000referencequestionsandmade12,000grouppresentations.Atthesametime,manyacademiclibrariesaregrapplingwithbud-getreductionsandsubsequentrestructuring.

ForImmediateRelease•April11,2011Contact:MaceyMorales

Job-Seekers, Entrepreneurs Continue to Turn to Their Local Library for Help: State of America’s Libraries Report 2011

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StateofAmerica’sLibrariesContinued from page 4

• U.S.librariesofalltypescontinuetomakeincreas-inguseofsocialmediaandWeb2.0applicationsandtoolstoconnectwithlibraryusersandtomarketpro-gramsandservices.Facebook,Twitterandbloggingtoolsarethefavorites.

• Taxpayersentrustedlibrarieswiththeirtaxdollarsbyapproving87percentofoperatingmeasuresonballotsacrossthecountry.

• Libraries,bookstoresandindividualsnationwidecon-tinuetobattlecensorship,andthousandsofpeoplereadfrombannedorchallengedbooksduringBannedBooksWeek(Sept.25–Oct.2,2010).LeadingtheTopTenListofFrequentlyChallengedBookspublishedannuallybytheALAOfficeforIntellectualFreedomwere“AndTangoMakesThree”(byPeterParnellandJustinRichardson),“TheAbsolutelyTrueDiaryofaPart-TimeIndian”(byShermanAlexie),andAldousHuxley’s“BraveNewWorld,”whichhasbeenstimulat-ingwould-becensorsalmostcontinuouslysinceitspublication–in1932.

• Schoolexpendituresoninformationresourcesde-creased9.4percentfromthepreviousyear.Neverthe-less,theaveragenumberofhoursschoollibrarystaffspenteachweekdeliveringinstructioncontinuedtoincrease(0.5hoursmorethanin2009,foratotalof15hours).

• Thelibraryprofessioncontinuesitseffortstomakeitsranksmoreaccessibletominoritiesandtostrengthenitsoutreacheffortstounderservedpopulations.TheALA’sSpectrumScholarshipProgram,forexample,awarded75scholarshipsin2010tomembersofunderrepresentedgroupstohelpthempursuemas-ter’sdegrees.AndtheFamilyLiteracyFocusinitiative,launchedby2009-2010ALAPresidentCamilaAlire,encouragesfamiliesinethnicallydiversecommunitiestoreadandlearntogether.

• Toturnchildrenintolifelongreaders,librariesarebuildingspacesascreativeandplayfulastheiryoung-estpatrons.Andthosespacesarebecominggreener:Environmentalsustainabilitycontinuestogaintheattentionoflibrarydesigners,withanumberofnewlibrariescertifiedundertheLeadershipinEnergy&EnvironmentalDesign(LEED)program.

• Thelibrarycommunityisbothstrugglingtokeepupwiththedigitalrevolution––andenvisioningafuturethatincorporatesnewphilosophies,technologiesandspacestomeetallusers’needsmoreeffectively.Asoneanalystnotes,thechanges“gobeyondmerelyin-corporatingtechnologicaladvancestoincluderethink-ingtheverycoreofwhatdefinesalibrary—[a]senseofplace,ofservice,andofcommunity.”

ThefulltextofTheStateofAmerica’sLibraries,2011,isavailableathttp://tinyurl.com/alasalr2011.

The 2011 HBI/Library Binding Institute Spring Meeting, May 14-16, 2011 offers:

Saturday, May 14, 2011 1:00pm-3:00pm - Registration3:00pm-5:00pm - Board of Directors Meeting5:00pm-6:00pm - Annual Meeting6:30pm-8:00pm - Welcome Reception, Chateau Frontenac

Sunday, May 15, 20118:00am-5:00pm - Quality Hardcover Binding in the Digital Age Seminar6:00pm-8:00pm - Dinner at Le Café du Monde

Monday, May 16, 20118:00am-5:00pm - Bindery Tours, Lunch and Museum Tour at HÔTEL-MUSÉE PREMIÈRES NATIONS

Binderies To Be Toured on Monday, May 16 (See description below)

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A third generation family owned operation, Au Vêtement du Livre Flexibility is in the business of perfect binding, case binding, and sewing. They offer menu binding, fancy boxes, game boards and more. The business is run by Frédéric Savard and second by Martin Sirois, outstanding entrepreneur. This small but versatile plant employs thirty individuals and is one of its kind in Canada. Au Vêtement du Livre is a striving business with innovative ideas.

Transcontinental Printing is a leading book printing company in North America, and the largest in Canada. They have the ability to offer publishers a complete range of hard and softcover book printing and finishing services, for both short and longer runs. They also do digital book printing, short-run book printing as well as custom-ized versions of a single publication. They routinely work with book publishers to help them with choices regarding, printing technology, binding options, distribution chan-nels, and inventory management.

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M A Y 1 4 - 1 6 , 2 0 1 1Q U E B E C C I T Y

THE HURON-WENDAT MUSEUMInaugurated in 2008, the Huron-Wendat Museum is an institution created to teach and popularize the history, culture and art of the Wendat people and of other First Nations. Set beside the Akiawen-rahk river, under the same roof as the First Nations Hotel and the La Traite restaurant, the Museum is bordered by thematic gardens that complete this enchanting setting.

Make plans to join us for:

Find more information in the March issue of The Endpaper or at http://www.hardcoverbinders.org.

Technical Director’s ReportWerner Rebsamen

An All New GP2 PUR Adhesive Binder

Bindingbookswithinksandtonersinthegutterhasalwaysbeenproblematic.Water-basedadhesives,likePVAs,areoftenrejectedbyoilysubstancesintheinks.Somedigi-tallyprinteditemswithtoneroilsorworse,polydimethylsiloxane,usedforfusing,cancausemanyproblemswithbinding.Bindingswithhotmeltaresubjecttoinsidiousink-solventmigration.Bindersandmachinerysuppliershavealwayssearchedforsolutionstocopewiththeseon-goingproblems.Notching,sanding,andmicro-groovingwerealleffortstosecuresolidinkandtonercoveredsheetsintoanadhesivebinding.Unfortunately,somebinderssimplygaveupandsecuredtheirbindingswithstaplesorside-sewing.TheveryfirstattemptsatbindingwithPURweremadeinthelate1980s,butittookanotherdecadeforbindingwithPURadhesivestobecomeacommercialsuccessforlargebindingfacilities.InvestmentsinPURadhesiveapplicationsystemswere,atthattime,expensiveendeavors,whichcouldsetacompanybackhundredsofthousandsofdol-lars.

OnlysincethelastDrupahaveweseensmallerPURadhesivebindersemerge.Butmostofthemstillrequiredacostlypre-melterandapplicatorsystem.Thisisnowchanging.

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In2009,anengineerinItaly,MarioLorenzi,introducedasingleclampPURadhesivebinder,capableofadd-ingsinglefoldedendpapersthatcouldlinethemupflushwiththebindingedge.Inaddition,hisbinderfeaturedtheapplicationofthespinewithareinforcingmaterial.Thesewerejusttherightfeaturesforasmallbinderdesignatedforhardcoverbindingendeavors.Butaswithsomanynewdevelopments,therewereproblemsandbugsthatstillneededtobeaddressed.

Tomyknowledge,therewerejustacoupleofthesebind-ersoperatinginNorthAmerica.However,itwasrecog-nizedtobetherightsolutionforushardcoverbinders.Schmedt,aGermancompanyknownforbeingEurope’smajorsupplierforsmallbookbindingmachineryandma-terials,firstadaptedthisconceptandthenre-engineereditwithallGermanelectronicsandcontrols.Called“Präzi-Pur,”itbecameaninstantsuccessinEurope.IntheGermanbookbindingjournal“Bindereport”IreadmanysuccessstoriesfromPhoto-LibraryandsmallOn-DemandBinders.Theycouldacquirearelativelylow-cost,smallbinder,capableofbindingdifficultitems.TheengineersatGP2,workingcloselywithSchmedt,noticedthesamething;howevertheydidnotwanttoimportthisbindertotheNorthAmericanmarket.Theylookedatitandfoundmanymorewaystoapplysome“YankeeIngenuity.”After1½yearsoffurtherdevelopment,theengineersatGP2willmakeaformalintroductionofthisnewPURbinderatourupcomingseminarinQuebecCity.

ThePräziPurisasingleclampbinder,withseveralmodelsavailable.Thisarticlefocusesonjusttheonedesignedforhardcoverbindings.Thebook-block,includingthefoldedendpaperstobebound,isinsertedintotheopenclamp.

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Theprocessisasfollows:

1. Thefoldedendpapersareliftedup.2. Thecarriagemovestotheleftformilling.3. Leftglueheadappliesside-gluetothefrontandback

sheets.4. Endpapersdropbackdownandaretippedtothefirst

andlastsheetsofthebookblock.5. Carriagemovestotheright.Mainglueheadextrudes/

appliesspineglueplussidegluetotheoutsideoftheendpapers.

6. Entirebookblockmovestofinalnippingstationwherethebackliningmaterialisapplied.

Thosearetheinterestingworkingcycles.Thebinderfea-turesaclosedadhesiveapplicationsysteminwhichPURisdeliveredin2kgcartridges.TheactualPURapplicationisdonewithanextrusionhead.Thewidthisautomaticallyrecognizedandtheapplicatorheadadjustedaccordingly.DuringtheQuebecseminar,TedGreenewillexplainmanyotherfeaturesandoptions,likeanautomaticcleaningdevicefortheextrusionsystem,side-gluing,howmanybookblockscanbeboundwithasinglecartridge,acostcomparisonwithPVAandotheritems.Needlesstomen-tion,allsettingsareeitherautomaticoraredoneviaatouch-screen.

WillPURbindingscompeteorreplacedoublefanbind-ings?ThisisatopicIhavecoveredformanyyears,andevenasIwrotethearticleforthisnewsletter,wereceivedanotherinquiryfromalibrarybinderonthissubject.OurnewStandardisbasedonperformance.Ifyoucanprovethatanewprocessormaterialisasgoodasorbetterthanonethatisbeingused,youhaveago.IntheMarch2003issueofThe Endpaper,IdiscussedPURapplicationsanditssafety.IntheDecember2008issue,IdiscussedtheuseofPVAand/orPURinLibrarybinding.IalsostatedthatresearchindicatesthatPURadhesiveswilllast500ormoreyears.Afterapplicationandcuring,Ilearnedthattheyreleasenotoxicfumes.ThePräziPurhas,asstated,aclosedadhesiveapplicationsystem.ThereisnodangerofMDI(MethyleneDiphenylDiisocyanate)fumesforanoperator.Oncecured,PURiscompletelysafe.Itisalsorecyclable—itwillwashoutofthepulp.

IbelieveinthefuturePURadhesiveswillcompetewiththedouble-fanbindingprocess.Atourupcominghardcoverbindingseminar,BrianBairdwillgiveyousomeinsightsintohowtheBridgeportNationalBinderyhassuccessfullyimplementedhardcoverbindingwithPUR.Brianjustpub-lishedanextensivearticleinThe Serials Librarian withthetitleof“PolyurethaneAdhesivesforuseinLibraryBinding.”

Whataboutthecost?Whilepricecomparisonscanvarywidely,thedifferencecanbeaslittleasafractionofapen-ny.Itisimportant,however,nottocomparecostsalone.Thinkabouthowmuchtimeisspentcleaning-upyourdouble-fanbinder?OnthisnewPURbinder,thatvaluabletimeisvirtuallyeliminated!Thereareotherimportanttimeconsiderationsaswell.Whileittakes24hoursforaPVAtodryandreachitsstrength,aPURboundbookblockcanberoundedandbackedin4hours.

Insummary,thisnewGP2PURbinderwillofferentirelynewopportunitiesforsingleandshortrunbindingtasks.I’msureweallwilllookforwardtowhatdetailsTedGreenewillsharewithusatourupcomingmeeting.

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“What happens if it dies? Your books are

stored on the Web site where you downloaded,

sure, but you can’t get your signature back,

she said. With a signed hard copy, you

always have it.”

–QuotefromSign(ing)s of the Changing Times, E-Books Make Autographs Rare,

http://www.BostonHerald.com,April10,2011