The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention, Planning, and Response - Softcover

Kahn, Miriam B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0838909493 ISBN 13: 9780838909492

Verlag: ALA Editions, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Libraries need to be open and inviting, yet safe for patrons, staff, and collections.How can you ensure your library is both accessible and secure? Security planning, part of disaster response and continuous operations planning, is the key to proactively addressing potential safety issues.Look over the shoulder of disaster expert Kahn as she walks through key safety and security issues step by step. This new book outlines hands-on plans to:# Identify potential security problems# Put prevention strategies in place# Create guidelines for libraries and staff in case something does happen# Minimize risk, whether to building, collections, patrons, staff, or computersCase studies, along with 20 checklists and 10 sample policies and forms, are the basis for organizing and evaluating security plans tailored to your institution. Library administrators, building managers, special collections and preservation staff, IT managers, and facilities directors at libraries and cultural institutions of all sizes and types can easily adapt the tools. Follow these proven strategies to keep problems small and manageable, and know what to do in case of emergency.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ALA Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0838909493
• ISBN 13: 9780838909492
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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