Binding

General Procedures

• Receiving and unpacking binding shipments

• Incomplete volumes

• Discarding DO NOT BIND titles, newspapers, and print issues of periodicals preserved on mfilm

Non-Library Binding

• Binding of non-library volumes

• Pickup of bound materials by department representatives [10/2008]

HF Group / ACME Binding (bindery vendor)

• Opening a new shipment in ABLE

• Entering ACME shipment information for monographs

• Entering ACME shipment information for serials

Binding Master Price Agreement

• State MPA for Book Binding

• Book Binding Specifications

Alma Procedures

• Binding periodical issues in Alma

• Re-binding monographs in Alma

Useful Links

• Library Binding Institute (now the Book Manufacturers' Institute) maintains a list of library binderies as well as offering standards and other information.

  • ANSI/NISO/LBC Z39.78-2000 (R2018) (ISSN: 1041-5653) - Describes the technical specifications and materials specifications for first-time hardcover binding of serials publications and paperbound books for library use, and rebinding of hardcover books and serials intended for library use.

• ANSI/NISO Z39.41-1997 (R2009) Placement Guidelines for Information on Spines (ISSN: 1041-5653)

• HELIN Serials Manual (also in DigitalCommons); see pp. 5-6 for sample holding statements

• NASIGuide: Serial Holdings — This guide is designed to serve libraries automating their local serial holdings, particularly those implementing the MARC21 Format for Holdings Data (MFHD). It also aims to help anyone who needs to understand the format.

• Library of Congress, Understanding MARC Holdings Records

  • ANSI/NISO Z39.71-2006 (R2011) Holdings Statements for Bibliographic Items (ISSN: 1041-5653)