Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-08-100077-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning presents a collection of highly-cited, author published articles on security and disaster planning for libraries.

The book represents the only place where these articles are compiled, making it a go-to volume for practitioners. It includes topics covering all aspects of preparation and response, along with articles drawn from library journals, including Feliciter, Canadian Insurance, Disaster Recovery Journal, and Canadian Bookseller.

The book represents a wealth of the author's experience and expertise garnered during a distinguished career working with significant institutions on both their current security problems and their plans for future security.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robertson, Guy

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: Disaster planning
Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst: a disaster planner’s experience
Pandemic perspective: How an outbreak could affect libraries

Postponing Alexandria: Dealing with catastrophes and floods in your library

Water finds a way: Dealing with leaks and floods in your library
Lights out! Dealing with power outages in your library
Investigating risk: Assessing and analyzing trouble before it strikes
A van and a plan: How consortium offices can contribute to disaster recovery

Out! A guide to emergency evacuations

Flood protection: Avoiding the wrong mix
Surviving by committee
Disaster? No plan? What a library director should do

Emergency management training for your library: The joys of tabletopping

People, paper, data: Disaster planning for libraries

Bookstore disasters: Surviving the worst-Selection of photographs

Section 2: Safety and security
Senior security: Keeping the elderly out of trouble
Stealing from library patrons: A helpful introduction
Into every professional life, a little moon will shine: Dealing with sub-problem patrons
Beyond band-aid solutions: Dealing with medical emergencies in your library
Manual matters: Developing successful guidelines and losing priceless boredom
Not for the squeamish: The dirty truth about your library
Risks, rules and enforcement: Enhancing child safety in the library

Downsizing the binder: Effective security planning for libraries

What’s a little larceny between friends? Confessions of an info-thief
The data back-up process: An overview for saboteurs
The Elvis biography has just left the building, and nobody checked it out: A primer on library theft

Shelving and safety: An overview

Clearing the air: Improving indoor air quality in libraries

Unofficial wisdom: A review of occupational health and safety in libraries

Our vision of things: Basic eye care for librarians

Stress? Settle for less

Wise to the forger’s tricks: Detecting bogus signatures and inscriptions in collectable books
’It’s not just the books’: Wheelchair patrons speak out
A word from a pro: Protecting your store against book thieves

State of the art: Risks to artworks and their owners
Post-Traumatic Stress: Finding a way to heal
Social engineers and their victims: Making the wrong contact

Sabotage for beginners: Destroying vital records

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robertson, Guy
Based in Vancouver, Canada, Guy Robertson is a senior instructor at Langara College, where he teaches library history, reference and readers’ advisory services, and records management. He is also an instructor in information security and risk management at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. He works as a consultant to organizations across North America, and has provided advice and services to libraries, archives, records centers, and museums in Europe and Asia. Mr. Robertson is noted for his research into book and manuscript theft, data loss and protection, and financial fraud and forgery. He has delivered keynote speeches, seminars, and workshops at conferences not only for librarians and archivists, but also for other professional and technical groups.