Guide to Security Considerations and Practices for Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collection Libraries

Guide to Security Considerations and Practices for Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collection Libraries

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Publisher's Synopsis

Addresses 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. The key focus of this volume is on the prevention of theft of rare materials.

Book information

ISBN: 9780838985922
Publisher: American Library Association
Imprint: Association of College and Research Libraries
Pub date:
DEWEY: 025.82
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 364
Weight: 790g
Height: 253mm
Width: 196mm
Spine width: 22mm