Process

(Info: The process of binding involving the removal of stapler.  Why remove the stapler? Stapler may damage the book as it can get rust)

Steps to follow before binding:-
1. Prepare the materials need to be used for binding.  Some of the materials needed to do the binding process are displayed.

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2.  Choose the technique that is suitable for the binding. The binding process involves few techniques.  However, before any binding technique is used the early process of how to make the holes is vital.  

First step before doing any technique

3.  The techniques of binding.  

 

Click at the books to get the types of binding techniques

        How to do the binding:

Hamdan B Syed Hassan

According to Pn Morni, of the Head of Conservation and Reprography Section at NAM, the suitable and easy techniques to be done individually at home or schools are the "saddle stitching" and "side stitching".  This can be done quickly and inexpensively in-house or at schools.
Here are some examples of the technique shown by En Hamdan B Syed Hassan, Assistant Conservator of National Archives Malaysia, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur



These are techniques to do saddle stitching and side stitching.  There are the same.

 Other techniques are as follows:-

Side Stitching

Saddle stitching

French Sewing and Sewing on Tape

1.   Side Stitching
     
     Video on technique to bind


2.  Saddle Stitching

      Video on saddle stitching

3.   Over Casting
      Overcasting can be done to bind few sections. Suitable to combine few magazines so long it is not exceeded 1".

 3.  Prepare a cover suitable for the books.
      A suitable cover is needed to cover the binding books.  Rexin or Arlin paper is suitable to be the cover of the book binding. The process of doing the cover

 

4. Write the title of the book.
    After binding, put a title at the cover of the book binding.


This is the end of the binding process.  Try to do it yourself.

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Resources
Kaedah Kerja Unit Pentadbiran dan Jilidan, Arkib Negara Malaysia, 1995



References and Credit to:
1. Dr Samsiah Muhamad, Director General of National Archives of Malaysia
2. Datin Mahizah bt Abdul Malik, Head of Public Relations and Promotions Department
3. Pn Noor Aizan bt Mahadin, Head of Information Technology Section 
4. Pn Gowri PS Thangaya, Head of International Relations Section

Conservation and Reprography Section:
1. Pn Morni bt Haron, Head of Conservation and Reprography
2. En Hamdan b Syed Hassan, Assistant Conservator
3. En Kamarudin b Hashim, Assistant Conservator
4. En Zulaizan b Mohamad Salleh Dzulkefli, Assistant Conservator



Thank you for the helpful information to all of the above and those names who are not written here.