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Routledge Protecting Your Collection: Rare Books & Archives Security Guide

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This practical handbook by security consultant Slade Gandert addresses the major security challenges facing libraries, archives, and museums. It offers thorough procedures for protecting library, art, and archival collections against theft, fire, flooding, and mutilation. The guide includes interviews with librarians, rare book dealers, archivists, detectives, and security professionals, revealing who steals from institutional collections, how they operate, and their motivations. Published by Routledge, this resource combines expert insights with actionable security strategies for institutions managing valuable manuscripts, rare books, and works of art.

Key Features

Written by a respected librarian and security consultant with extensive experience in institutional collection protection.

Includes detailed interviews with librarians, rare book dealers, archivists, detectives, and security professionals.

Covers protection procedures against multiple threats including theft, fire, flooding, and mutilation of collections.

Provides practical guidance for libraries, archives, and museums managing rare books and archival materials.

Published by Routledge as a comprehensive reference handbook for collection security professionals.

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hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
01 January 1982
Listed Since
17 October 2006

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