Museum, archive, and library security /
Examines how humanity records and passes on its culture to future generations, from the libraries of antiquity to the excess of information available in the digital age, and how ephemeral digital storage methods present a challenge for passing on current cultural memory to the future.
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Boston :
Butterworths,
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction: Introduction to Museum Security
- The Many Facets of a Museum Security Director's Job
- II. Risk Management: The Insurance of Objects of Art
- Insuring Works of Art
- III. Managing Museum Security: Museum and Gallery Security Management Techniques
- Common Sense Security for Museum Libraries
- Fundamentals of Public Relations Communications
- Crisis Public Relations Communication
- IV. Fire Prevention and Emergency Planning: Building Security and Fire Safety
- Fire Protection Systems and Fire Prevention Techniques
- Museum Disaster Planning
- V. Security Methods for Museums, Art Facilities, and Libraries: Security Theory for a Large Museum
- Intrusion Detection Systems for Residences, Libraries, Small Museums, and Art Galleries
- Designing Security Alarm Systems for Libraries, Museums, and Art Facilities
- Standards for the Design, Installation, Testing, and Maintenance of Interior Intrusion Detection/Alarm Systems
- Museum Television Security
- Physical Security Standards
- The Security Survey
- Security Inspection and Evaluation
- Transportation of Cultural Art Objects
- VI. The Security Force: The Guard Force
- Job Description for Security Supervisors and Security Officers
- Developing Policies and Procedures
- The Museum Guard Pocket Manual
- Guidelines for Guard Training
- Motivating Security Personnel
- Vicarious Liability of Security Administrators for the Actions of Their Guards
- VII. Art Theft and Investigation: Interpol Symposium on Thefts of Works of Art and Cultural Property
- Reporting Stolen Works of Art
- Art Theft Investigation
- Bibliography
- Index.