scope:

This International Standard is applicable to the binding of books, periodicals and archive documents which have special requirements for durability and permanence. The use, as well as the wear and tear, of library and archive documents varies. The choice of binding method should therefore relate to the appropriate requirements of a specific library or archive. The quality as well as the price of the binding is dependent on this choice. It is applicable to the following general procedures;-first-time hard-cover binding of published and unpublished materials, and any other documents requiring this type of protection;-rebinding of hard-cover monographs, serials and any other documents.