The black belt librarian : every librarian's real-world guide to a safer workplace / Warren Davis Graham Jr.
2012
Z679.6 .G73 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
The black belt librarian : every librarian's real-world guide to a safer workplace / Warren Davis Graham Jr.
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ISBN
9780838911372 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0838911374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0838911374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.
Language
English
Description
xx, 80 p. : forms ; 23 cm.
Call Number
Z679.6 .G73 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
025.8/2
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of 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 checkers player
Day-to-day security considerations
A strategy for basic security documentation
Security personnel who actually help you be secure
Putting it all together.
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 checkers player
Day-to-day security considerations
A strategy for basic security documentation
Security personnel who actually help you be secure
Putting it all together.