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Title details for The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention, Planning, and Response by Miriam B. Kahn - Available

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

by Miriam B. Kahn
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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 computers Case 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."
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Publisher: ALA Editions

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  • ISBN: 9780838997802
  • Release date: May 27, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9780838997802
  • File size: 878 KB
  • Release date: May 27, 2011

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Language Arts Nonfiction

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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 computers Case 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."
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Language Arts Nonfiction