<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">board slotting</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>bookbinding processes and techniques</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>board slotted</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>slotting, board</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A machine-supported conservation technique developed by Christopher Clarkson for reattaching book boards which have detached due to very thin covering material at the joints, a problem that frequently arises with nineteenth-century books. A milling machine creates a slot in the spine edge of the board, into which a new cloth flange is inserted to form the new attachment. ]]></note></mads>