Library Binding Standards

The Library Binding Institute has initiated and participated in standards development for nearly seventy years, including the latest library binding standard, ANSI /NISO/ LBI Library Binding Standard, Z39.78-2000.

When you work with a Certified Library Binder, you can be sure that you will receive the highest level of craftsmanship and quality available today.

To purchase a copy of the current Library Binding Standard for $59.00, click here.

You can download a free copy (pdf format) of the standard by clicking here.

Just Published!
The updated "Guide to the ANSI /NISO/ LBI Library Binding Standard" by Jan Merrill-Oldham and Paul Parisi has just been released by the American Library Association. Click here for a PDF version of the guide. A hard copy will soon be available for purchase on the American Library Association website.

WATCH:
"Quality is No Accident: 
A Review of Binding Standards from
1923 to 2003"
Paul Parisi, ACME Bookbinding
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