Hi All, *Apologies again for cross posting* Registration is now open for the Symposium on the Future of Library Binding. Sponsored by the Core Preservation Administrators Interest Group and the Core Preservation Standards & Practices Committee. *Join us on Wednesday January 26th, 1-5 EST, 12-4 CST, 10-2 PST* *https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf-GsqjItHtaaN3MNUUHe3FcD2OiUoLdZ <https://ala-events.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf-GsqjItHtaaN3MNUUHe3FcD2OiUoLdZ>* *Please note that the times listed on the registration site are Central Standard Time* *Registration is free but required in order to receive the meeting link* All the best, Karen *Karen O’Connell* Coordinator of the Arkansas Center for the Book Arkansas State Library 501-682-2874 [log in to unmask] **please note this new email address** https://library.arkansas.gov/ On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 9:54 AM Karen O'Connell < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > *Apologies for cross posting* > > ALA/Core will hold a free symposium on the *Future of Library Binding* to > take place on *Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST.* > > The symposium is sponsored by the ALA/Core Preservation Administrators > Interest Group and the Preservation Standards and Practices Committee. > > Many of you may have attended or followed information related to the > Library of Congress Preservation Directorate focus groups this past summer > on the effect of supply chain problems on the commercial binding industry. > (See also the December 13 Library of Congress blog post, "Book Cloth > Coverings: When Demand Exceeds Supply" < > https://blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2021/12/book-cloth-coverings-when-demand-exceeds-supply/>) > > > Building upon those sessions, the January 26th symposium will cover: > > - State of the Commercial Binding Industry > - ISO/Library of Congress Standards > - Library Binding in Actual Practice > > More information on registration and speakers will be available soon. > > With best wishes, > Karen O'Connell, Co-chair, ALA/Core Preservation Standards & Practices > Committee > > *Karen O’Connell* > > Coordinator of the Arkansas Center for the Book > > Arkansas State Library > > 501-682-2874 > > [log in to unmask] > > **please note this new email address** > > https://library.arkansas.gov/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~