Full Description
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.
Contents
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
