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The Resource The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security, Warren Davis Graham

The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security, Warren Davis Graham

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xx, 80 p.
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
Isbn
9780838911372
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The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security
Title
The black belt librarian
Title remainder
real-world safety & security
Statement of responsibility
Warren Davis Graham
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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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Graham, Warren Davis
Dewey number
025.8/2
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • handbooks
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The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security, Warren Davis Graham
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Control code
ocn759695799
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xx, 80 p.
Isbn
9780838911372
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2011041719
System control number
(OCoLC)759695799
Label
The black belt librarian : real-world safety & security, Warren Davis Graham
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Control code
ocn759695799
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xx, 80 p.
Isbn
9780838911372
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2011041719
System control number
(OCoLC)759695799

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