Almost all Bindery repairs are done centrally through CMA (Collection Management & Access Division). See the What to/not to send to CMA page for more information. Cleaning of materials and minor repairs can be done in branch, but all other repairs are to be sent to CMA:
IN-BRANCH MINOR REPAIRS
Only minor “two minute” repairs are done in the branch. Examples of Minor Repairs are:
The following items are sent to CMA for repair:
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Correction of any labels
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Cataloguing errors and inconsistencies
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Major repairs such as loose pages or re-binding
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Change audio visual contents from paper to plastic AV case
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Replace DVD and CD cases for items with more than four discs or in non-standard oversize cases
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Replacement of AV inserts
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Repair of laminated covers
NOTE:
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All items sent to CMA are to be signed out to your Branch's Bindery Card. See Special memberships - program and in-branch cards
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Once the item arrives at CMA it will be signed out to a CMA Card. Do not sign out materials to the CMA Card
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Check-in material upon receiving it back from CMA
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