Clara Ireland discusses her career across various types of preservation for Ohio institutions, from the university level to the state level. She also worked with different professional organizations, including the Ohio ...
Fritz James describes his career in bookbinding, from working at Hertzberg-New Method to purchasing LBS. He discusses how the industry changed over his time in the field. He talks about the many innovations in the industry ...
Gerrit Dykhouse and Suzanne Wiersma discuss their careers in bookbinding. They describe the projects they have worked on over the years. They also talk about how technology has changed the industry.
Jack Bendror, Sam Bendror, and Robert Ferrando discuss their experiences with using and developing machinery for the bookbinding industry. They focus especially on oversewing. They also discuss the many ways that the ...
Jack Fairfield discusses his experiences as a bookbinder. He talks about how the industry has changed over time. He describes several different methods of bookbinding.
Janice Comer describes developing preservation equipment and preservation enclosures for libraries. She spends a great deal of time discussing how the preservation field has changed over time. She talks about her mentors, ...
Jay Fairfield recalls the history of his father's bookbinding business and how he came to work for his father. Much of the interview is spent describing the changes to the business and the binding industry over time.
Jerry Flesher and Ian Flesher discuss their contributions to the bookbinding industry. They describe the machines and software they have designed to help bookbinders over their careers. They explain how technology has ...
Jim Heckman discusses being a manager of a bookbindery. He describes his career path from sales to general manager and partial CEO. He also spends some time talking about how the industry has changed and will continue to change.
Jim Larsen and Bruce Jacobsen discuss their experiences in the bookbinding industry. They describe how business has changed over time. They explain how much technology has affected this change and how technology itself has ...
Ralph Ocker and John Ocker, a father and son, describe their experience owning a family book binding business. They discuss how the industry changed over time, moving from handmade binding to automated binding. They describe ...
Julie Mosbo-Ballestro discusses her involvement in the development of National Preservation Week. She talks about her time as chair of the working group and of PARS. Drewes explains the beginnings of Preservation Week.
Lang Wightman discusses his career and the changes he has seen in the bookbinding profession. After two years at Hertzberg-New Method, he spent six years at Perfection Learning, where he set-up a complete bindery from ...
Laura Cameron recalls her experiences working for Stanford Libraries, Stanford University. She describes how she learned the trade of library binding, her mentors, the support she received from Stanford, and changes in ...