LIBER Library Collection Security Conference
On 20 May 2008 the British Library hosted, with sponsorship from LIBER, the LIBER Library Collection Security Conference at the Conference Centre. The event was a huge success and was well attended by Library staff and colleagues from across the UK and abroad. Speeches covered a wide range of collection security issues and discussions were challenging and engaging.
LIBER Library Collection Security Conference
Proceedings are now available on the newly free access LIBER Quarterly at http://liber.library.uu.nl. Please find below speakers’ PowerPoint presentations.
Thank you to all who participated.
Assessing new developments by Barry Knight - PDF format 286.55 KB
Evaluating Collection Security by Professor Martin Gill - PDF format 112.72 KB
Liber Security Conference by Karl Schornagel - PDF format 372.95 KB
Presentation by Peter Barber - PDF format 65.13 MB
Report on the Liber Security Network since 2002 by Erland Kolding Nielsen - PDF format 56.36 KB
LIBER Library Collection Security Conference 2008 Participating institutions - PDF format 10.93 KB
Helen Shenton, Jacqueline Sanson, Karl Schornagel
Peter Barber, Martin Gill, Tom Moulton, Jesper Düring Jørgensen
Pictures by Tony Grant, British Library Images.
The security of library collections is a critical factor in successful collection stewardship. Recent collection security incidents from major libraries around the world prove that now is a vital time to communicate new ideas and experiences in safeguarding collections. Library collections are there to be used, but how best to keep them safe?
The aim of this conference is to share information on market intelligence, technology watch, trend analysis and research into collection security. It will provide a forum to share experience in managing risks to library collections, investigating incidents and preventing loss. International speakers from law enforcement organisations and national libraries as well as leading academics have been invited.
Programme
09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome |
09:45 – 10:15 | Experience – Investigating collection security at the Library of Congress |
10:15 – 10:45 | Lessons Learnt at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France 2004 - 2008 |
10:45 – 11:00 | Discussion |
11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
11:30 – 12:00 | Prevention – Minimising risks to the British Library collections |
12:00 – 12:30 | Sharing Information – Establishing an Expertise Centre on the Protection of Dutch Cultural Heritage |
12:30 – 12:45 | Discussion |
12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch |
| Judith Barnes (Chair – Afternoon Session) |
13:45 – 14:15 | Method – Evaluating Collections Security: the results of an independent assessment |
14:15 – 14:45 | Technology Watch - Photographic methods for collection security |
14:45 – 15:00 | Discussion |
15:00 – 15:30 | Break |
15:30 – 16:00 | Technology Watch |
16:00 – 16:30 | Sharing Information – LIBER Security Network: a safe information and communication network |
16:30 – 16:45 | Discussion |
16:45 – 17:00 | Concluding Remarks |
17:00 – 18:30 | Reception |
For enquiries, please contact Conference Administrator Kissley Leonor at kissley.leonor@bl.uk or +44(0)20 7412 7714
