All-in-One Clamshell Box with Built in Cradle

Katherine will share the current developments and use of the cradle box at the Library of Congress. She will have a variety of cradle boxes on display and provide description and instructions on its construction. FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY

No Leafcaster? No Problem!: Using the Suction Table to Repair Large Lacunae in an Entire Volume

Poster will follow the treatment of a badly mold - and vermin-damaged 17th ce herbal of 600-some pages. Whitney chose to use pulp-fills for paper repair and her poster will document the decisions and workflow involved in her choice of treatment. SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Hand Edition Binding

Craig Jensen will be on hand to present recent projects and methods developed at Book Lab II. FRIDAY/SATURDAY

the cARTalog project

A small group of UI Library staff-- motivated by both nostalgia and library subculture--have oranized the cARTalog project in hopes of offering a rebirth to its retired card catalog cards. cARTalog hopes to find as many creative uses as possible for the salvaged cards and to generate a sense of community among those who love the card catalog. From educational tools to mail art to artist books, learn how others are using creatively using card catalog cards and how you, too, can get involved! FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Decorative Paper Techniques: Paste Paper and Orizomi

Lucy will demonstrate decorative paper techniques and guide partipates in making their own decorative paper and simple book structure. FRIDAY

Large Scale Laser Printing: Some Implications for Book Structures

Phil will share and display his results of his preliminary investigation of large scale laser printing, including test prints, and maquettes. Phil Fass is a professor of graphic design at University of Northern Iowa. SATURDAY/SUNDAY

Membership Information

The Guild of Bookworkers will have there Newsletters, Journal, and Membership materials on hand. SATURDAY/SUNDAY

ICPC

Iowa State Conservator, Ivan Hanthorn, will be provide information about the state wide consortium and its mission to educate on issues of collection preservation. Ivan, with assistance from Susan Hansen, UI Libraries, will host a disaster response relay game. FRIDAY

Publishers' Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books

Session will highlight the three-year IMLS funded partnership between UW-Madison and University of Alabama to provide a 5,000 item database with accompanying teaching materials, illustrating American publishers' bindings and their relevance to material culture, design, and history. For more information see http://bindings.lib.ua.edu
SATURDAY & SUNDAY.

Preservation Technologies representative Bob Strauss will be on hand to discuss the Bookkeeper ® mass deacidification process as well as the Bookkeeper ® spray products. Brochures and samples will be available. FRIDAY/SATURDAY

Table Top Printing Presses

Larry Raid is the Director of the Linotype Museum in Denmark Iowa. HeOne of his current projects includes recreation of the historical printing shop in the Amanas. He will be demonstrating printing by hand. His display includes an array of popular table top printing presses, all ready for use by both children and adults. FRIDAY/SATURDAY

Grinnell College Libraries'
Last Copy in Iowa Program

The poster session will set out the history of the project, the means by which a book is determined to have "last copy" status, what this means for the book, and finally, why having one college in Iowa with a "last copy" program can make a difference. SATURDAY & SUNDAY.

Dri-Gel and Vacme Press

Nicholas Yeager will demonstrate two new products for the conservator and artist. Dri-Gel is a new class of dessicant sheet material that absorbs fifty times its weight in water and speeds the drying time of damp paper material. The Vacme Press is designed as a versatile, lightweight atmospheric press which can be used in bookbinding, disaster recovery, and even printmaking. He will have product literature on hand. SATURDAY/SUNDAY