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NOVEMBER 2010

A Newsletter from HBI and the Library Binding Institute

Also in this Issue...• SavetheDate-2011HBI/LBIAnnualMeeting• 2010FallConferencePhotoCollage• LookingBack:BobSibert• CovertoCover• 75thAnniversaryTriviaChallenge• FrostHonoredbyGuildofBookWorkers• TheLBICunha-SwartzburgAward• GraphExpo2010• 75thAnniversaryCommemorativePhotobooks• AsTextbooksGoDigital,CampusBookstoresMayGoBookless• LibrariesReceiveNationalMedal• NewResearchMonographReleased:PrintversusScreen• SavetheDate-ALAMidwinterMeeting• TechnicalDirector’sReport:ACareerinBookbinding?• ExecutiveDirector’sReport• SomethingtoThinkAbout

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ArecordbreakingattendanceofonehundredparticipantswasoneofmanyhighlightsofHBI/LBI’s2010FallConfer-enceand75thAnniversaryCelebration,October23–26,inSpringfield,IL.Activitiesandeducationaleventsin-cludedahalf-dayseminarwithtalksbyProfessorWernerRebsamen,HBI/LBItechnicalconsultant,andDouglasNishimura,researchscientist,ImagePermanenceInstitute:andothers;a75thanniversarydinnercelebrationwherethosewhomadesignificantcontributionstotheindustrywererecognized;andtoursofthreebinderiesincludingBoundtoStayBound,PermaBound,andR&RBindery.AngelaBole (see below),DeputyExecutiveDirector,BookIndustry StudyGroup,addressedthegroupandtwonewBoard ofDirectormemberswereinstalled:AlanMcIntire,R & R Bindery,andTedGreene,GP2Technologies.Presentationsfromthemeetingarenowavailableonthewebsite, www.hardcoverbinders.org.

Eachregisteredcompanywasgivenacommemorative75thanniversaryphotobookandleatherboundlimitededitionphotobooksweremadeavailableforsale.Thoseinterestedinpurchasingthephotobook($40)orlimitededitionphotobook($50)shouldcontacttheoffice,561-

745-6821,byDecember15,toreceivethesebooksatthediscountedrates.ManythankstoSuzanneWiersma,Wal-laceburgBookbinding,forcreatingthebook;toMarkHancock,UtahBookbinding,forprint-ingthebook;andtoourphotobooksponsorswhohelpedtosupportthebook’sproduction:ColumbiaFinishingMills,

2010 Fall Conference and 75th Anniversary Celebration A Success!

Inc.,CoverMaterialSales,Inc.,GaneBrothers&Lane,Inc.,Mekatronics,Inc.,OnDemandMachinery,andWis-domAdhesives.

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Thoserecognizedfortheirsignificantcontributionstotheindustry,duringthe75thanniversarydinnerincluded:

• JackBendror,Mekatronics,whoseawardwaspresent-edbyPaulParisi.

• GerritDykhouse,WallaceburgBookbinding,whoseawardwaspresentedbyMarkHancock.

• FritzJames,LBS,whomadeanunprecedentedappearanceviaSkype,whoseawardwaspresentedbyJackFairfield.

• JanMerrillOldham,HarvardUniversityLibrary,whoseawardwaspresentedbyPaulParisi.

• PaulParisi,AcmeBookbinding,whoseawardwaspresentedbyBruceJacobsen.

• WernerRebsamen,ProfessorEmeritus,RIT,whoseawardwaspresentedbyBobSibert.

• DudleyWeiss,FormerLBIExecutiveDirector,whoseawardwaspresentedbyWernerRebsamen.

2010 Fall Conference and 75th Anniversary Celebration A Success!

• SuzanneWiersma,WallaceburgBookbinding,whoseawardwaspresentedbyDebraNolan

HBI/LBIextendedawarmwelcometonewcompanymembers:DanaVioxandLoriCabral,EricScott;andMarkHunt,StandardFinishingSystems;andwelcomedbackin-dustryveteransSteveHeckmanandJackFairfield,oftheHFGroup;JimLarsenandBruceJacobsen,BridgeportNationalBindery;andDonandConnieOsborne,HouchenBindery.SallyGrauerMoyer,formerLBIexecutivedirec-tor,wasalsoinattendance.

Wewouldalsoliketorecognizethosewhoprovided75thanniversarycommemorativeitemsforattendees:JackBendror,Mekatronics,t-shirts;JerryFlesherandDickBruce,Flesher,personalizedcalendars;andEdwardCongdon,ApolloMoonandWhitesLawBindery,com-memorativenotebooksand75thanniversarybanner.

Aheartfeltthankstoourconferencesponsorsfortheirparticipationandsupport:MichelleWeir,HP;RobMauritzandJoeDunham,LBS;andVinceReilly,Xerox.Wesoappreciateyou!

Save the Date!

HBI/LBI 2011 Annual ConferenceMay 14 – 16, 2011

Quebec City, Canada

Meeting will include a one-day seminar and tours of Interglobe

Transcontinental Bindery and Au Vetement du Livre Bindery.

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Celebrating 75 Years!!!








LBIwasinthemiddleoftheLBI/NISO/ANSI Library Binding Stan-dard processduringmyterm.WestartedtheprocessinFebruary1992andtheStandardwasfinallyapprovedinMarch1999.Wefinishedupthemassivetestingthatwasdonetotrytoresolvetheflat-backvs.round&backissueandpublishedthe

resultsinSeptember1995,sothathelpedmoveusdowntheroadafewcentimeters.

MyfirstmeetingasPresidentwasalittlerocky.EarlyonthemorningofOctober13,1995,IwasatPassavantAreaHospitalhelpingbringDavidSibertintothisworld.TheafternoonofOctober13,1995,IwasonanairplanetoTorontofortheLBIFallMeeting.IthinkDavidSiberthasforgivenmebutIdon’tthinkhismothereverhas!

WithDavidMartinelli’shelp,IconductedasurveyofLBImembersinthefallof1995totrytoascertainwhattheywantedfromLBI.ThesurveyresultswerethebasisforwhatIcalled“Sibert’sContractWithLBI”(Duncan,you’llhavetoaskGregtoexplainthatreferencetoyou,orjustGoogle“NewtGingrich”).Thesurveyresultsshowedweneededtofocusonmakingthemeetingsmoreproduc-tive,doabetterjobpromotinglibrarybindingtothemar-ketplace,andworkhardertorecruitnewmembers.ThatsoundedlikealotofworksoIimmediatelydelegatedthosetaskstoExecutiveDirectorSallyGrauerandmyVicePresident,SteveHeckman,andproceededtofocusonmytoughestjob,whichwasnotwritingthePresident’sColumnfortheNew Library Scene.Historianswillnotethatmypresidencywaswildlypopularwiththemember-shipprimarilybecauseIdidnotsubjectthemtoahorriblyboringcolumneverycoupleofmonths.

Wedidtrytomakethemeetingsmoreusefulbyinstitut-ingtheBinderyMaintenancePanelattheFallMeetingin1995.Thischanceformaintenancepersonneltoget

LookingBack…BobSibert,LBIPresident,1995-1997

togetherandcomplainaboutourbindingequipmentwaspopularenoughtoberepeatedinthefallof1996.Inthefallof1996,wealsovisitedGraphExpoinPhiladelphiainconjunctionwithanLBImeeting.ThemeetingsduringmytermalsobenefitedfromthegoodprogramsFritzJamesbroughtusasafollow-uptothefirstBooksOnDemandSymposiuminJuneof1994.

Aftermytermwasover,IwroteSteveHeckman,mysuccessor,amemoonallthethingsheneededtodobecauseIhadfailedtodothem.Itwasareallylonglistbutthemainitemswere:

1. FinishthatStandard!!2. FigureoutwhattodowiththeStandardwhenit’s

done3. DevelopanLBIwebsite4. Keepimprovingthemeetings,possiblywithmore

tours

IbelieveStevefollowedmyexampleanddelegatedallthosethingstoJimLarsen.

2010FallConferencePresentationsNowAvailableOnlineat

http://www.lbibinders.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=121527


LBI75thAnniversaryTriviaChallenge

IntheSeptemberEndpaper,thequestionwasasked:WhowasthefirstpresidentoftheLibraryBindingInstitute?

Answer: GeraldVanDeene,NationalLibraryBinderyCompany,Springfield,MA,arecognizedleaderintheindustrywhostartedseverallibrarybinderies.

Here’sthismonth’squestion:“What year did The Library Binder become The Library Scene?”LookfortheanswerintheDecemberissueofThe Endpaper.

HBI/LBImember,IlleneRubin,Head,PostcatalogingDept.,VanPeltLibraryUniversityofPennsylvaniawrites:IrecentlyreadPeople of the BookbyGeraldineBrooks-ILOVEDitandit’sarealappropriatebookforLBItofeature:

Amazon Best of the Month, January 2008: One of the earliest Jewish religious volumes to be illuminated with images, the Sarajevo Haggadah survived centuries of purges and wars thanks to people of all faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, has turned the intriguing but sparely detailed history of this precious volume into an emotionally rich, thrilling fictionalization that retraces its turbulent journey. In the hands of Hanna Heath, an impassioned rare-book expert restoring the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, it yields clues to its guardians and where-abouts: an insect wing, a wine stain, salt crystals, and a white hair. While readers experience crucial moments in the book’s history through a series of fascinating, fleshed-out short stories, Hanna pursues its secrets scientifically, and finds that some interests will still risk everything in the name of protecting this treasure. A complex love story, thrilling mystery, vivid history lesson, and celebration of the enduring power of ideas, People of the Book will sure-ly be hailed as one of the best of 2008. --Mari Malcolm

[email protected]’sonyourcover!

Cover to Cover

FrostHonoredbyGuildofBookWorkersOctober13th,2010byNancyE.Kraft

InOctober,GaryFrost,UniversityofIowaLibrariesConservator,receivedtheLifetimeAchievementAwardfor2010fromtheGuildofBookWorkers.Garywasakeyplayerduringthe‘70swhenthebookbindingfieldturnedhisattentionfromthetraditionalfocusonthedecorationofthebooktothestructureofthebook.Manyofus,includingme,first“met”Garythroughhisdrawingsdetailingbookstructures.Manyofthesedrawingscontinuetobere-printedinconservationandpreservationpublications.Formoredetailsee:http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/preservation/Congrats,Gary!

TheLBICunha-SwartzburgAwardhonorsthememoryofGeorgeCunhaandSusanSwartzburg,earlyleadersincooperativepreservationprogrammingandstrongadvo-catesforcollaborationinthefieldofpreservation.This$1250award,sponsoredbytheLibraryBindingInstitute,acknowledgesandsupportscooperativepreservationprojectsand/orrewardsindividualsorgroupsthatfostercollaborationforpreservationgoals.Theawardcommit-teewillconsiderasingleprojectemphasizingcollabora-tionorpartnership,collaborationextendingthepreserva-tionvisionbeyondthecircleofpreservationspecialists,orthecumulativeachievementofanindividualorgroupwhohasservedasamentororadvocateofcollabora-tivepreservation.Anypersonorgroupiseligibleforthisaward;membershipintheALAorganizationisnotrequired.

Nominationpacketsshouldinclude:• nameofthepersonorgroupbeingnominated;

address,phonenumberandemailaddressofnomi-neeandnominatingparty


The LBI Cunha-Swartzburg Award - Deadline for Nominations is December 1

• formalstatementofnomination,withrationaleforthenomination

• resume,vita,orextensivenarrativecareeroutlineuponwhichtheawardjurycanbaseitsdetermination

• lettersofsupportorendorsement

Sendnominationpacketsto:KaraMcClurkenChair,Cunha-SwartzburgCommitteeAldermanLibraryPreservation-Rm201P.O.Box400150Charlottesville,[email protected]

Formoreinformationontheawardandrecentrecipi-ents,pleaseseehttp://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/lbicunhaswartz.cfm.

GRAPH EXPO 2010 Hailed a Success by Attendees, Exhibitors

Theshowattractedatotalof19,961attendees,whichincludedexhibitorsandattendees,and12,552actualveri-fiedattendees/buyersfrom69countries.Itdrewhigherleveldecision-makersfromamongthe7,171uniquebuyercompanies.GRAPHEXPO2011—themed“EmbraceTechnology”—isslatedfor...Viewmoreathttp://www.piworld.com/article/graph-expo-2010-printing-show-hailed-success-attendees-exhibitors/1.

75th Commemorative Anniversary Photobooks

Photobookwith75thAnniversarySeal$40

LimitedEdition$50

Call561-745-6821toorderby

December15,2010toreceivethisspecialprice!

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Asstudentscutcostsbybuyingbooksfromcheaperonlineretailersorbydownloadinge-textbooks,campusbookstoressellfewerandfewertextbooks.That’striggeringanidentitycrisisforoneoftheoldestinstitutionsoncampusandleadingsomecollegeofficialstoask:Iftextbooksgodigital,doesthecampusevenneedabook-store?

“Booksalesaredeclining—they’redowntremendouslythisyear,”saysDeAnnHazey,executivedirectoroftheNationalAssociationofCollegeStoresFoundation.“Thecollege

As Textbooks Go Digital, Campus Bookstores May Go BooklessBy Jeffrey R. YoungTheChronicleofHigherEducation(November14,2010)Readcompletearticleathttp://chronicle.com/article/As-Textbooks-Go-Digital/125363/

storeshavetofindotherwaysandothercategories”tomakemoney,shesays,“otherwisetheywon’tsurvive.”

College Bookstores Get a Make-overAssalesofprintedtextbooksdecline,campusstoresareconsideringnewservices.Herearesome:• Drycleaning• Flu-shotclinics• Performancespace• Expandedsnacksales• Photoprinting• Studyspace

ButtheNationalAssociationofCol-legeStoresisbuildingitsownsoft-waretodelivere-textbooks,sothatnonprofitstorescanatleasthavethevirtualshelvingiftheymovetocyber-space.

Salesofe-textbookshaverecentlyrisen,andsomeseethatasasignthatdigitalwillsoonreplaceprint.ButMs.McCollumisconvincedthatthetrendisdrivenbypriceratherthanstudents’desiretogiveupphysicalbooks.“WhatIhearmorethan‘Iwantdigital’is‘Iwantabetterprice,’”shesays.

Washington,DC—TheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryService(IMLS)hasselectedfivemuseumsandfivelibrariestoreceivethe2010NationalMedalforMuseumandLibraryService.TheNationalMedal

isthenation’shighesthonorformuseumsandlibrariesthatmakeextraordinarycivic,educational,economic,environmental,andsocialcontributions.

“Thisyear’sNationalMedalwinnersareservingtheircommunitieswithinnovativeandcreativenewap-proachestolifelonglearning,commitmenttoaddressing

Five Museums and Five Libraries to Receive Nation’s Highest Honor: CA, CO, IN, MI, MS, NM, NY and TN Institutions Win National Medal

diversecommunityneeds,plainoldhardwork,andalotofheart,”saidIMLSActingDirectorMarshaL.Semmel.“Manyofourwinnershaveevolvedandgrowndespitetremendouschallenges–alltoempowerandenrichthelivesoftheircommunitymembersbycultivatingcollabo-rationandopenness.Iamdeeplyappreciativeoftheireffortstomakeadifference.Theyserveasthenation’srolemodels.”Astheprimarysourceoffederalfundingforthenation’smuseumsandlibraries,theInstitutehasauniqueper-spectiveonthevitalroletheseinstitutionsplayinAmeri-cansociety.TheNationalMedalforMuseumandLibraryServicewascreatedtounderscorethatrole.Thewinnersareasdiverseasthenation’sculturallandscape:smallandlarge,urbanandrural.Theyhaveonethingincom-mon:theyhavedevelopedinnovativewaystoservetheircommunities.Winnersofthe2010NationalMedalforMuseumandLibraryServiceare:

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1. ConnerPrairieInteractiveHistoryPark,Fishers,IN2. Explora,Albuquerque,NM3. JapaneseAmericanNationalMuseum,LosAngeles,

CA4. MississippiMuseumofArt,Jackson,MS5. NashvillePublicLibrary,Nashville,TN6. TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden,NewYork,NY7. Patchogue-MedfordLibrary,Patchogue,NY8. PeterWhitePublicLibrary,Marquette,MI9. RangeviewLibraryDistrictandAnythinkLibraries,

AdamsCounty,CO10.WestBloomfieldTownshipPublicLibrary,West

BloomfieldTownship,MI

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InadditiontotheNationalMedal,whichwillbeawardedinanupcomingWashington,D.C.ceremony,eachin-stitutionreceivesa$10,000awardandvisitfromStory-Corps.ThewinnersoftheNationalMedalforMuseumandLibraryServiceareselectedeachyearbytheDirectorofIMLS,followinganopennominationprocessandbasedontherecommendationsoftheNationalMuseumandLibraryServicesBoard.Theapplicationtonominateamuseumorlibraryforthe2011NationalMedalforMu-seumandLibraryServiceisFebruary15,2011.

Withtheadvancementofdigitaltechnology,themovefromprinttoscreenhasinfluencedusall.Wenowseecollege-agedyoungadultsusetheirlaptopformanythingsthatpreviouslyinvolvedprint.Thisgivesrisetomanyques-tions,including:Whichmediumdotheseyoungadultsprefer?Areinformationconsumptionandretentiondif-ferentbasedontheviewingmedium?Doesthemediumpreferencechangedependingonwhetherpeoplelookatamagazineorphotographsthattheytook?

WhendiscussingthePrintingIndustryCenterresearchagendafor2009through2010,theauthorsdecidedtocreatethreerelatedprojectsaimedattakingthefirststepstowardidentifyingandunderstandingthedifferencesinhowinformationisconsumedfromprintinpaperversuscomputerdisplay.Eachprojectwouldencompassexperi-mentationandsomeformofinterviewwiththeobservers.

Part I: An Experimental Study of Presentation Medium–Dependent Differences of Picture Consumption by Col-lege-Aged Adults, conductedbyFranziskaFreyandMari-elaRodriguezAdames,focusedonstartingtounderstand

New Research Monograph ReleasedPrint versus Screen--Presentation Medium-Dependent Picture Consumptionby Franziska Frey, Mariela Rodriguez Adames, Ya-fang Tsai, Frank Cost, and Susan Farnard

theviewingpreferences,printingbehaviorandcontentmanagementbehaviorwhentheobserverswerelookingattheirownphotographs.

Part II:An Experimental Study of Differences in Read-ing Photo Books by Presentation Media: Print vs. Screen,conductedbyFrankCostandYa-fangTsai,and Part III:What are You Looking at? Evaluating Observer Eye Move-ments as They Look at Images in Print and on Computer Screens,conductedbySusanFarnand,bothdealtwithvariousaspectsofobserverslookingatamagazinestylepublicationthatwasheavyonimagecontent.

TheresearchmonographisavailablefordownloadasaPDFfromhttp://print.rit.edu/research/show/161(PrintingIndustryCenteratRIT).


The ALA 2011 Midwinter Meeting, January 7-11, 2011 San Diego, California • San Diego Convention Center

MakeplansnowtoattendtheALA2011MidwinterMeeting,January7–11,2011,inSanDiego,CA.Meetingsofinterestmayinclude:

PreservationAdministratorsInterestGroup(PAIG)8:00am–Noon,Saturday,January8,2011•Hilton–SapphireB

BookandPaperInterestGroup(BPIG)1:30–3:30pm,Sunday,January9,2011•SanDiegoConventionCenter–Room24A

Formoreinformation,gotohttp://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/mid-winter/registration/index.cfm.

Technical Director’s ReportWerner Rebsamen

A Career as a Bookbinder – Is There Any Future?

IntheageoftheInternet,thisisindeedagoodquestion.Withtheadventofe-booksandreportsthatbooksaresaidtobedeclining,ayoungpersonseekinganinterestingcareerforlife,maywonderwhattodo.

AttheHBI/LBIFallConferenceinSpringfield,Illinois,welearnedthatthereareonly19certifiedlibrarybindinges-tablishmentsleft.Oneownerevenstatedheisabandoninglibrarybindingalltogetherformoreprofitableendeavorslikeon-demandandphotobookprintingandbinding.Itlooksliketheexpansionofourtradeassociationtoincludeother,similarsegmentsofourindustrywastimedjustright.Weliveinaworldofchangesleavingbookbinderstowon-derhowtheyfitin.Whilemythoughtsonthismaysurpriseyou,butIbelieveacareerasabookbinderisstillabetterchoicethanthatasaprinter.

Wenolongerneedtodiscusstypography.Whileteach-ingatRIT,Iwasalwaystoldthattypographyisconsideredthefoundationofprinting.MaybeitwasforGutenberg.Don’tgetmewrong—thereisstillaneedfortypography.

Ourdaughter,whoearnedaMastersdegreeincomputergraphics,isworkingasafree-lancegraphicdesignerandoftenreliesonheradvancededucationintypography.Butthesedays,itisadesignfunctionandhaslittletodowithanactualeducationinprintingandbinding.

MikeKleper,likeme,isaretiredRITprint-mediapro-fessor.Hiscareerwasintypography.Hepublishedeightbooksandwrotehundredsoftradearticles.HeistheeditorofThe Kleper Report on Digital Publish-ing(http://www.printerport.com/dmm/).HeandIhaveanon-goingdialogue,andin

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EditionBinding:Paperback(softcover)Binding, HardcoverBinding(including“reinforced” libraryeditions),ReligiousEditions (Bibles),LimitedandDeluxeEdition Bindings(mostlyleather,gildededges)PublicationBinding: Magazines,Saddle-stitchedand AdhesiveBoundProducts(suchas catalogsandcommercialitems)TextbookBinding: Side-sewn,Sewn-through-thefold, NASTASpecificationBindingsSingle-SheetBinding: Loose-leaf,VariousMechanicalBindings

LibraryBinding:Over-sewn,Side-sewn,Sewn-through- the-fold,AdhesiveBound,Cleat-lacing


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arecentdiscussion,webothagreedthat“Print-ing,likephotography,hasbecomeapush-buttonoperation."Wow–whatastatement.

Now,whataboutprint-finishingandbookbind-ing?Thatiswhereitgetsinterestingandcomplex.IfollowedanongoingdiscussiononthattopicinBindereport,agreattrademagazineonallaspectsofprint-finishingandbookbinding.TherewasonearticleabouttheGermaneditionofForbesmagazinewhichinvestigatedthe100mostpromisingcareers.Wouldyoubelievethatwebook-binders/print-finishersmadethelistandprintersdidnot?Whatencouragingwords.Inmyentire,life-longcareer,binderswerealwaysatthebottomofthelistwithregardtopayandprestige.Bookbinding/Print-Finishingwasconsidered“anecessaryevil.”Today,whiletypographersarevirtuallygoneandpre-pressoperationsarelimitedandoftenpartofgraphicdesign,binderscontinuetothrive.

ButwhydidForbesmagazineselectedBookbinding/Print-Finishingasacareerofthefuture?Ibelievethattheresearchersinvestigatedalloptionsandfoundourtradeamostcomplexone.Ina1981issueofLibrary Trends,Ipublishedalongerarticleaboutallthevarioustasksofwhatwecallbookbinding.Ithadthefollowingchapters:

HandBinding: Archivalrestoration,JobBinding,Design andCustomBinding,ProtectiveBox Making

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Passing-on bookbinding skills to a new generation. The author with the expert bookbinding crew at Bridge Publications. Digital printed and sewn book are gilded and bound into exotic leathers.


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Almost30yearshavepassedsinceIpublishedthisarticleandtechnologieshavechanged.

Iwouldnowadd:

On-DemandBindings: Adhesive,PUR,Side-stitched,Sewn- through-the-fold,Soft-cover,Hard- coverandmanyothersaslistedabovePhoto-BookBindings: Hardcover,AdhesiveBound,Side- stitchedandsewn,Wire-bindings,and Post-Bindings

Youmaybewonderinghowonelearnsandmastersallofthoserathercomplexanddifficulttechniques.Addtothisextensiveknowledgeofallmaterialsused,adhesives,coatings,stampingfoils,andchemicalreactions.After60yearsinthisbusiness,Ihavetobehonest–Ihaveyettofindapersonwhoknowsitall.Thereare,ofcourse,alwayssomewhothinktheydobutthatisanotherchapter.

Wehavemanagedtocomputerizesometasks,espe-ciallyastheyrelatetomachineryandsystems;however,understandingwhyboardswarp,whythereareproblems

withink-solventmigration,fusionoilsorbindingaremuchmoreinterestingandcomplex,Unfortunately,noschoolteachesalloftheseskills.BookbindingintheUnitedStatesandperhapsinCanadais,forthemostpart,a“learning-on-the-job”endeavor.Weallbecomespecialistsbut,gainingexperiencecanbeexpensive.Ihavealwayssharedwithmystudentsthattheword“experience”hasafoundation–thatislearningfrommistakes!

ThatiswhyamembershipinHBI/LBIissoimportant.Weneedtogettogetherandshareourknowledge,listentotheexpertsandopenoureyes,andvisitactualbookbindingfa-cilities.Weallgainfromsuchinteractions,andasaresult,makefewercostlymistakes.TheinvestmentinattendingfunctionsliketherecentHBI/LBIfallmeeting,wherethreebinderiesweretouredandahalf-dayseminarwasheld,willprovidegreatreturns.

Somuchforourbeloved,butcomplexprofessionasbook-binders.Wecanbeproudtobeindemandandthatwecanprofessionallyadviseourclientsonalloptionsforbinding.

Werner Rebsamen is Professor Emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology and the technical consultant to HBI and the Library Binding Institute. He can be reached at [email protected].

ExecutiveDirector’sReportDebra S. Nolan, CAE

Inhisbook,The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,authorJohnC.Maxwell,discussesthe“LawofProcess”notingthat“leadershipdevelopsdaily,notinaday.”Hegoesontodescribethefivephasesofleadershipthatmakeupthisprocess:

1.PhaseOne–IDon’tKnowWhatIDon’tKnow2.PhaseTwo–IKnowThatINeedtoKnow3.PhaseThree–IKnowWhatIDon’tKnow4.PhaseFour–IKnowandGrowandItStartstoShow5.PhaseFive–ISimplyGoBecauseofWhatIKnow

Aswecontinuetorecognizethesignificanceofthisassocia-tion’sseventy-fifthanniversaryyear,letusnotforgetthatoneofthemostimportantfunctionsofanysuccessfulassociationistomeetmembersandleaders,wherevertheyareandtohelpthemadvance.IfmembershipandinvolvementinHBI/LibraryBindingInstitutecanhelpanindividualorcompanymovefromsay,phaseonetophasetwo,orthroughallphasesasindicatedbyJohnMaxwell,itwillhavesuccess-fullycompleteditsmission.

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Considerthis.Acompanymayjoinasanassociatemem-berwiththegoalofincreasingthesalesoftheindividualsalesrepresentative.Whileattendinganassociationconference,thesalesrepresentativemaybeaskedtoserveonacommittee.Ifthisisanewexperience,thenitmayverywellbethattheindividualwillmovefromphaseonetophasetwo,withtherealizationthattheyarebeingaskedtotakeonatasktheymaynothavetheexpertisetohandle,however,theyarewillingtotry.Before,theydidn’tknowwhattheydidn’tknow,butnowtheyknow,becauseofthisnewopportunity,thattheyneedtoknowwhattheydon’tknow.

Inmovingfromphasetwotophasethree,theindividualhasidentifiedwhattheydon’tknowandembarksonapath,whetherplannedorunplanned,tofindoutwhattheydon’tknow.Sometimeswefindoutwhatwedon’tknowthehardway.Othertimes,welearnfromthosewhohavemoreexperienceoreducation.Participationonanasso-ciationcommitteeorthroughattendanceataprofessionaldevelopmentseminarcanfacilitatelearningsothatonecanbegintoknowwhattheydon’tknow.

Duringphasefour,theindividualbeginstoemergeasaleaderandtakesonmore,perhapsbyservingontheboardorbygivingapresentationduringaprofessionaldevelopmentevent.Theycontinuetodevelopthemselvesasleadersandarenowinapositiontobeginsharingtheirknowledgeandexpertise,andgivingback.

Whenanindividualreachesphasefive,theyarefullyengagedasleaderswithintheprofessionorindustryandareinapositiontohelpotherswhoarejustembarkingontheirownjourney.Oneexampleofsuchanindividualisourtechnicaldirector,WernerRebsamen,whocontinuestobesoughtafterforhisknowledge,expertise,andcon-nections.Overtheyears,Wernerhasestablishedhimselfasanexpert.Theassociationanditsmembersandtheirbusinessesbenefitbecauseofhim.Wernerhasandwillcontinuetomakeasignificantimpactonthehardcoverbindingindustry.

Oneoftheintrinsicvaluesofanysuccessfulassociationistoprovideaplatformforitsmembersand/oranindustrytoadvance.Overthelastseventy-fiveyears,HBI/LibraryBindingInstitutehasservedinthisroleandhasproducedmanyleadersandsuccessstoriesovertime.Iencourageyoutolearnmoreaboutthehistoryofthisgreatorgani-zationanditsleadersandtoconsiderbecomingmoreinvolved.Onewaytolearnmoreaboutthisassociationisbyreadingthe75thanniversaryphotobookwhichoffersanin-depthandbroadlookattheorganizationanditsleadersovertheyears.MoreinformationonobtainingthecommemorativephotobookcanbefoundinthisEndpaperissueorbycontactingtheHBI/LibraryBindingInstituteofficeat561-745-6821.

Nomatterhowmany“phases”ofleadershipthereare,HBI/LibraryBindingInstituteispoisedtofacilitatetheadvancementofitsmembersandthehardcoverbindingindustryformanymoreyears.Iamgratefultothosewhowerearoundatitsinceptionandtothosewhobroughtitwhereitistoday.Itisaprivilegetocontinuetobeapartofthisassociation’sheritageandlastinglegacy.

Something to Think AboutThere are no successful “day traders” in leader-ship development. What matters most is what you do day by day over the long haul.

-JohnMaxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,page24.

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A Newsletter from HBI and the Library Binding Institute · A Newsletter from HBI and the Library Binding Institute ... issue and published the results in September 1995, so that helped