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Acquisitions Policies and Procedures

This Subject Guide is intended to help the University of Dallas understand and interact with the Acquisitions department at the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library.

Bindery

The principal goal of binding is to extend the useful life of monographs and serial publications. Generally, worn books with scholarly value and paperbacks that are expected to continue to be highly circulated, and are not available in a different format, are rebound. Books with minor issues, such as pages needing to be tipped in, may be repaired by library staff with book repair training.

The Acquisitions Department is responsible for all bindery shipments for the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library. Please contact Debbie Hathaway 972-721-4122 with any questions or concerns.

 

Houchen Bindery is the commercial bindery which processes all bindery requests for the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library and the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. Houchen is a certified library binder accredited by the Library Binding Institute (LBI).

Houchen Bindery
340 First St.
Utica, NE 68456

  • Rare or older books are not rebound. Damaged or older books in fragile condition are placed in phase boxes and stored either in the rare book room or in closed stacks.
  • Pamphlets – the bindery cost usually exceeds the value of the pamphlet.
  • Mass market paperbacks – replacement either with a hardcover, new same edition, newer edition. Only in rare cases will a mass market paperback be sent to the bindery.
  • Books containing highlighting or markings. Only in rare cases will a book containing light markings be sent to the bindery.
  • Print titles that are not permanently retained or those that are archived in a stable location and will be accessible on a long-term basis.

The Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library does not accept personal bindery requests. If you are in need of bindery services, please contact Houchen Bindery direct at 1-800-869-0420.

The Bindery Handbook, below, is for internal use by Cowan-Blakley Library. It contains the policies and suggested buckram color choices.