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The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security / Warren Graham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xx, 80 pages) : formsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780838993736
  • 0838993737
  • 9780838993743
  • 0838993745
  • 9780838993750
  • 0838993753
  • 9780838993767
  • 0838993761
  • 9781283375948
  • 128337594X
  • 9786613375940
  • 6613375942
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Black belt librarian.DDC classification:
  • 025.8/2 23
LOC classification:
  • Z679.6 .G73 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Inmates running the asylum : stories from the front trenches -- Demystifying the concept of a security program : twelve essential elements of real-world library security -- The librarian in the mirror -- The tao of "no" -- Playing chess with the checker player -- Day-to-day security considerations -- A strategy for basic security documentation -- Security personnel who actually help you be secure -- Putting it all together.
Summary: 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 easily set clear expectations for visitors' behavior; Presents guidelines for when and how to intervene when someone violates the code of conduct, including tips for approaching an unruly patron; Offers instruction on keeping persistent troublemakers under control or permanently barred from the library; and Gives library staff tools for communicating effectively with its security professionals, including examples of basic documentation. Also, this guide arms librarians with the confidence and know how they need to maintain a comfortable, productive, and safe environment for everyone in the library.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Inmates running the asylum : stories from the front trenches -- Demystifying the concept of a security program : twelve essential elements of real-world library security -- The librarian in the mirror -- The tao of "no" -- Playing chess with the checker player -- Day-to-day security considerations -- A strategy for basic security documentation -- Security personnel who actually help you be secure -- Putting it all together.

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 easily set clear expectations for visitors' behavior; Presents guidelines for when and how to intervene when someone violates the code of conduct, including tips for approaching an unruly patron; Offers instruction on keeping persistent troublemakers under control or permanently barred from the library; and Gives library staff tools for communicating effectively with its security professionals, including examples of basic documentation. Also, this guide arms librarians with the confidence and know how they need to maintain a comfortable, productive, and safe environment for everyone in the library.

English.

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