This is a little photo essay on how to do your own high quality mounting at home. The process described here uses a new type of transfer adhesive called Double Tack. I believe similar material is sold under other names as well.
Traditionally, prints are dry-mounted using a thermoplastic material that looks much like wax paper. The material is placed between the photo and the mounting board and placed in a hot mounting press. This is not much fun. The press is very hot. If it does not get the sandwich hot enough, a good bond is not insured. If the press is too hot, bubbles can form or the print itself can be destroyed by the heat. Hot-press mounting of modern RC paper and inkjet prints is not recommended because of the paper's sensitivity to high heat. Low temperature mounting tissue can be used for RC paper, but because the low-temp material does not hold as aggressively as the high-temp material, and the back side of the RC print is quite slick, the low-temp material has caused quite a few problems with prints coming loose.
Other methods also have their problems. Spray adhesive is really messy, and does not hold very well. Photo corners are archival and reversable, but not very sturdy. Then there's rice paper tape and all sorts of other exotic methods.
Is this new material archival? I don't know. Is it reversable (can it be removed)? I don't think so. Is it easy to use and holds tight? You bet!
Lastly, I assume you are a photographer yourself. Being a photographer you understand the importance of copyright protection, so please respect my copyright on this piece of work. Links to it are fine, but do not copy the site without asking.
List of materials:
This photo shows everything except the tape and the roller, I had to go find them.
First, clean everything, very well. You cannot do too good a job.
If there are any small particles, they will cause problems when the adhesive is pressed down.