Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning

<p>Section 1: Disaster planning<br>Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst: a disaster planner’s experience<br>Pandemic perspective: How an outbreak could affect libraries <br>Postponing Alexandria: Dealing with catastrophes and floods in your library <br>Water finds a way: Dealing with leaks and floods in your library<br>Lights out! Dealing with power outages in your library<br>Investigating risk: Assessing and analyzing trouble before it strikes<br>A van and a plan: How consortium offices can contribute to disaster recovery <br>Out! A guide to emergency evacuations <br>Flood protection: Avoiding the wrong mix<br>Surviving by committee<br>Disaster? No plan? What a library director should do <br>Emergency management training for your library: The joys of tabletopping <br>People, paper, data: Disaster planning for libraries <br>Bookstore disasters: Surviving the worst-Selection of photographs</p> <p>Section 2: Safety and security<br>Senior security: Keeping the elderly out of trouble<br>Stealing from library patrons: A helpful introduction<br>Into every professional life, a little moon will shine: Dealing with sub-problem patrons<br>Beyond band-aid solutions: Dealing with medical emergencies in your library<br>Manual matters: Developing successful guidelines and losing priceless boredom<br>Not for the squeamish: The dirty truth about your library<br>Risks, rules and enforcement: Enhancing child safety in the library <br>Downsizing the binder: Effective security planning for libraries <br>What’s a little larceny between friends? Confessions of an info-thief<br>The data back-up process: An overview for saboteurs<br>The Elvis biography has just left the building, and nobody checked it out: A primer on library theft <br>Shelving and safety: An overview <br>Clearing the air: Improving indoor air quality in libraries <br>Unofficial wisdom: A review of occupational health and safety in libraries <br>Our vision of things: Basic eye care for librarians <br>Stress? Settle for less <br>Wise to the forger’s tricks: Detecting bogus signatures and inscriptions in collectable books<br>’It’s not just the books’: Wheelchair patrons speak out<br>A word from a pro: Protecting your store against book thieves <br>State of the art: Risks to artworks and their owners<br>Post-Traumatic Stress: Finding a way to heal<br>Social engineers and their victims: Making the wrong contact <br>Sabotage for beginners: Destroying vital records <br>Index</p>