Security and Crime Prevention in Libraries

ISBN-13: 9781138346352 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 316 str.

Michael Chaney; Alan F. Macdougall

Opis

First published in 1992, the purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions about the optimal ways to provide access to information – in short the best way to use the humans, the machines, and the intangible resources known as information, particularly at the organizational level.

Spis treści

1. Changing Times? Crime and Security as a Major Issue in Libraries? Dr. F. W. Ratcliffe. 2. An Overview of Crime in Libraries and Information Services. Philip Bean. 3. A Legal Perspective on Crime. Stephen J. Wrigley. 4. Planning and Management of a Crime Prevention Strategy. John Houlgate and Michael Chaney. 5. The Role of Architecture and Design in a Security Strategy. Harry Faulkner-Brown. 6. Copyright and Managements. Raymond A. Wall. 7. Information Technology, the Law, and the Library Manager: an Introduction. J. Eric Davies. 8. The Social Regulatory Perspective: Data Protection. J. Eric Davies. 9. Intellectual Property. J. Eric Davies. 10. Computer Misuse. J. Eric Davies. 11. Insurance Implications of Crime and Security. John Parsons. 12. The National Framework: the Role of the National Preservation Office. Marie Jackson. 13. The Community Approach to Crime and Security. John Hinks. 14. Countering Crime: a Model Training Programme for Managers. Colin Baddock. 15. Security Policy Formulation. Andrew McDonald. 16. Book Detection Systems. Andrew McDonald.