The black belt librarian : real world safety & security

Sharing expertise gleaned from more than two decades as a library security manager, the author demonstrates that libraries can maintain their best traditions of openness and public access by creating an unobtrusive yet effective security plan. In straightforward language, the author: Shows how to ea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham, Warren Davis
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, c2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Inmates running the asylum: stories from the front trenches
  • 2. Demystifying the concept of a security program : twelve essential elements of real-world library security
  • 3. The librarian in the mirror
  • 4. The tao of "no"
  • 5. Playing chess with the checkers player
  • 6. Day-to-day security considerations
  • 7. A strategy for basic security documentation
  • 8. Security personnel who actually help you be secure
  • 9. Putting it all together