Download or read book Crime Prevention Security and Emergency Procedures for University Libraries written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains accompanying materials from a workshop on crime prevention and other security issues in libraries. The original workshop occurred in 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky. The report contains information regarding campus security including such topics as: emergency procedures, crime prevention, university law enforcement authority, library asset protection, and staff safety.
Download or read book Building Security and Personal Safety written by and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1989 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protecting Library Staff Users Collections and Facilities written by Pamela J. Cravey and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age when every library in every community must address security issues ranging from theft to the safety of staff and patrons. Pamela Cravey's Protecting Library Staff, Users, Collections, And Facilities is a pragmatic, step-by- step instructional guide for insuring staff and patron safety; securing general and special collections, electronic files and systems; and coping with the legal issues raised by various security measures. Libraries are deftly guided through the complexities of modern security, while being given practical recommendations for planning and executing a sound and responsible library security package. The key is to consider security a process, rather than an event. Protecting Library Staff, Users, Collections, And Facilities is a superbly presented "how-to" manual that is very highly recommended reading for librarians and library board members for urban, suburban, rural, public, academic, corporate, governmental, and private library systems.
Download or read book The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention Planning and Response written by Miriam B. Kahn and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2008 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Security planning, part of disaster response and continuous operations planning, is the key to proactively addressing potential safety issues.
Download or read book Management of Library and Archival Security written by Robert K O'Neill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a substantive approach to the issue, Management of Library and Archival Security: From the Outside Looking In gives librarians and collection directors practical and helpful suggestions for developing policies and procedures to minimize theft. In addition, this text prepares you to deal with the aftermath of a robbery or natural disaster that destroys priceless materials. Through expert opinions and advice, Management of Library and Archival Security will teach you how to protect and secure invaluable collections and the finances invested in them. In addition, Management of Library and Archival Security offers numerous suggestions for preserving collections from environmental hazards and natural disasters. Contributors discuss several possible scenarios leading to the loss or destruction of library or archive materials and offer numerous measures of protection, including: implementing timely inventory standards, using approved marketing practices, keeping good user records, and having knowledge of insurance coverage making a recovery plan that deals with the impact of a theft and how it may affect staff and the actual workings of a department or archive knowing who to contact after a theft, such as local enforcement agencies, federal officials, and listing the theft on the Library Security Officer Listserv (LSO) to alert local and national libraries and collectors to the crime incorporating internal audits in a university setting to prevent crime and ensure accounting and administration controls are effective and efficient instituting a preservation program for collections, which includes temperature control of the indoor environment, studying the building design for weaknesses or potential dangers, reformatting deteriorating materials, and limiting the handling of materials making plans for the aftermath of a disaster, such as creating methods for risk assessment, developing collection priorities, and making rehabilitation policies for materials The chapters in Management of Library and Archival Security offer unique insight from a former F.B.I. agent with extensive experience in library thefts, a preservation specialist, and an archivist with extensive conservation experience in order to provide you with all of the information you need to safeguard library and archive collections against theft, environmental conditions, natural disasters, and resultant financial loss.
Download or read book Security for Libraries written by Marvine Brand and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1984 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers advice on the development of a plan for protecting a library's collection, building, users, and staff and discusses the legal aspects of library security.
Download or read book Library Security and Safety Handbook written by Bruce A. Shuman and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libraries have long been viewed as safe refuge from the stresses of work, school, even home. But as times have changed, so have the realities of library security.
Download or read book Management of Library Security written by and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1999 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Handbook for School Safety and Security written by Lawrence J. Fennelly and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School security is one of the most pressing public concerns today. Yet in most schools, there is little security expertise or detailed knowledge about how to implement and manage a security program. The Handbook for School Safety and Security rectifies this problem by providing the salient information school administrators and security professionals need to address the most important security issues schools face. Made up of contributions from leading experts in school security, The Handbook for School Safety and Security provides a wealth of practical information for securing any K-12 school. It discusses key approaches and best practices for school crime prevention, including such topics as crisis management and mass notification. It also covers the physical measure needed for protecting a school, including detailed discussions of access control, lighting, alarms, and locks. While there is no single fix for the myriad of security challenges facing today’s school security professionals, the best practices found in The Handbook for School Safety and Security will help increase the safety and security of any school. Brings together the collective experience of industry-leading subject matter specialists into one resource. Covers all the key areas needed for developing and implementing a school security program. Includes a list of 100 things to know when developing a school security program.
Download or read book Retail Crime Security and Loss Prevention written by Charles A. Sennewald and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention is destined to become the "go to" source of crime- and loss prevention- related information in the retail industry. Written and edited by two nationally recognized retail security experts and enhanced with 63 contributions by others who contribute expertise in specialized areas, this book provides over 150 definitions of loss prevention terms, and discusses topics ranging from accident investigations, counterfeit currency, emergency planning, and workplace violence to vendor frauds. No other single work contains such a wealth of retail security information. The co-authors are Charles “Chuck” Sennewald, CSC, CPP former Director of Security at The Broadway Department Stores, a major division of Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc., founder of the IAPSC and author of numerous security industry books, and John Christman, CPP, former VP and Director of Security for Macy's West. They have put in one book a wealth of information, techniques, procedures and source material relative to retail crime and loss prevention which will prove an invaluable reference work for professionals at all levels within the industry. Tables, current industry figures, and statistics fully articulate the impact of loss prevention and theft in the retail setting Case examples from the authors' own experience illustrate real-world problems and connect theory to practice The most complete book available on retail security
Download or read book Campus Security written by George F. Rengert and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book should be required reading for all campus law enforcement and security professionals. Describes the factors related to the level of crime on college campuses. Topics covered include development of campus security systems, preventative measures, victimization surveys, perception of crime on campus and high definition geographic information systems.
Download or read book Law Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1- include Proceedings of the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries.
Download or read book Principles of Security and Crime Prevention written by Pamela Collins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text provides a thorough overview of the private security system. This edition includes crime prevention and its zones of protection – the theoretical framework that provides the bridge between private and public sector law enforcement. From the historical development and the professional nature of security and crime prevention to the legal aspects of private security, this well-rounded text covers basic elements of security and crime prevention.
Download or read book Guide to Security Considerations and Practices for Rare Book Manuscript and Special Collection Libraries written by Everett C. Wilkie and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2011 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guide to Security Considerations and Practices for Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collection Libraries is the first such book intended specifically to address security in special collection libraries. Containing nineteen chapters, the book covers such topics as background checks, reading room and general building design, technical processing, characteristics and methods of thieves, materials recovery after a theft, and security systems. While other topics are touched upon, the key focus of this volume is on the prevention of theft of rare materials. The work is supplemented by several appendices, one of which gives brief biographies of recent thieves and another of which publishes Allen s important Blumberg Survey, which she undertook after that thief s conviction. The text is supported by illustrations, a detailed index, and an extensive bibliography. The work, compiled and edited by Everett C. Wilkie, Jr., contains contributions from Anne Marie Lane, Jeffrey Marshall, Alvan Bregman, Margaret Tenney, Elaine Shiner, Richard W. Oram, Ann Hartley, Susan M. Allen, and Daniel J. Slive, all members of the ACRL Rare Books & Manuscripts Section (RBMS) and experts in rare materials and the security of these materials within special collections. This work is essential reading for all those concerned with special collection security, from general library administrators to rare book librarians. -- ‡c From Amazon.com.
Download or read book Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention written by Lawrence J. Fennelly and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Sixth Edition, continues to serve as the preeminent, comprehensive resource for devising practical, modern solutions for securing people and property. The book presents the latest key applications for securing structures with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), including plan review, report writing, presentation skills, lighting, zoning and behavioral management. Other sections address the latest issues related to active shooter situations, information technology, and international terrorism. Practical examples are provided, exploring applications for limiting retail crime and employing disaster readiness strategies. Edited by seasoned, trusted security practitioner Lawrence Fennelly, the book features contributions by some of the most well-known experts in the field. Readers will find this book to be a trusted resource for physical security professionals, students and certification candidates who must navigate, and make sense of, today’s most pressing domestic and international security issues. Covers every important topic in the field, including new coverage of active shooters, terroristic threats, and the latest on wireless security applications, data analysis and visualization, situational crime prevention, and global security standards and compliance issues Provides a comprehensive examination on the content and skills necessary for passing the ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) exam Features contributions from the leading, most trusted subject-matter experts in the field
Download or read book Defensible Space and Security written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Safe Schools A Security and Loss Prevention Plan written by J. Barry Hylton and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1996-07-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan is an excellent reference for school administrators, school safety personnel and law enforcement for creating a safe and secure academic environment. Addressing a wide range of security programs and measures which have been proven to be effective, Safe Schools serves as a manual for safeguarding students, employees, visitors, material and the property of school district. This book addresses a wide range of security programs and measures which have been proven to be effective. Essential topics discussed in this manual are: Bomb threats and checklists Drug and alcohol testing Random inspection Metal detector and search guidelines Emergency and response plans Security assessment and survey tools Loss prevention and physical security Intrusion detection systems Employee and security education and training Minimum training standards Operating procedures Crime prevention, security awareness and support of security programs are more effective and less costly than dealing with criminal incidents and public relations challenges after the fact. Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan allows school personnel to become proactive instead of reactive and to gain control of the school environment. Provides a model security and loss prevention plan with sample security surveys, reports,and programs Written by an author with more than 28 years training, leadership, working experience, and knowledge in the field of law enforcement and security management Serves as an excellent reference source for anyone involved in school security
