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Selected Bibliography


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Alire, C. Library Disaster Planning and Recovery Handbook. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2000.

Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services. Insuring Library Collections and Buildings. SPEC kit: 178. Washington: The Association, 1991.

Berges, C. "Risk Management: The Unrecognized Necessity." Rural Libraries 31, no. 1 (1993): 53-66.

Brawner, L. B. "Insurance and Risk Management for Libraries." Public Library Quarterly 13, no. 1 (1993): 5-16 and 13, no. 2 (1993): 29-34.

Breighner, M.  “Colleges and University Can Take on Mother Nature … and Win.  URMIA Journal (1997): 1-5.

Breighner, M., B. Carlson, and G. Naylis.  “Modern Loss Control Protects Campus Value.”  URMIA Journal (1998): 43-51.

Breighner, M., W. Payton and J. Drewes.  Risk and Insurance Management Manual for Libraries.  Chicago: Library Administration and Management Association, 2005.

Breighner, M., J. Drewes, and G. Alonso.  “Understanding Property Insurance Values.” URMIA Journal (2001): 43-51.

Cady, S. A. "Insuring the Academic Library Collection."  Journal of Academic Librarianship 25, no. 3 (1999): 211-215. 

Carmicheal, D. W.  Implementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional Level: a Handbook for Libraries, Archives, Museums and Other Cultural Institutions.  Washington: Heritage Preservation, 2010.

Dirggers, P. F. "Risk Management for Volunteer Programs."  Colorado Libraries 26, no. 1 (2000): 45-6.

Dunford, H.  “Emergency Planning and Response for Libraries, Archives, and Museums.”  Australian Library Journal 62, no. 3 (2013): 236-237.

Fleischer, S. V., and M. J. Heppner.  “Disaster Planning for Libraries and Archives.”  Library & Archival Security 22, no. 2(July/December 2009): 125-140.

Fortson, J. "Disaster Planning: Managing the Financial Risk."  Bottom Line 6 (Spring 1992): 26-33.

Frisz, M., and M. Breighner.  “Maintain Effective Loss Control on Campus During Downsizing.”  URMIA Journal (1996): 4-11.

Galibraith, T., and A.-L. Seago.  "Conservation of Manuscripts and Books: Considerations on Insurance and Risk Reduction.  Feliciter (Canadian Library Association) 55, no. 2 (2009): 54-55.

Halsted, D. D.  Disaster Planning: A How-to-do-it Manual for Librarians with Planning Templates on CD-ROM.  New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, 2005.

Inland Marine Underwriters Association.  Libraries & Archives: An Overview of Risk and Loss Prevention.  New York: Inland Marine Underwriters Association, 1993.

Kahn, M. B.  Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries.  3rd ed.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2012.

Kahn, M. B.  The Library Security and Safety Guide.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.

Kahn, M. B.  Protecting your Library’s Digital Sources: the Essential Guide to Planning and Preservation.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.

Kolish, F.  "Services Provided by Risk Management Consultants.  In Using Consultants in Libraries and Information Centers. Edited by E. D. Garten, 137-43.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.

Levine, C. H., and B. M. Carson.  “Legally Speaking—Loss Prevention and Insurance.”  Against the Grain 24, no. 6 (September 2012): 63-65.

Levitt, A. M.  Disaster Planning and Recovery.  New York: Wiley, 1997.

Lunde, D. B., and P. A. Smith.  “Disaster and Security: Colorado State Style.”  Library & Archival Security 22, no 2 (July/December 2009): 99-114.

Matthews, G., Y. Smith, and G. Knowles.  Disaster Management in Archives, Libraries and Museums.  Farnham, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009.

McIlwaine, J.  IFLA Disaster Preparedness and Planning External Link [PDF 1 MB / 40 pp.]). Paris: IFLA PAC, 2006.  (Accessed October 2013)

Merritt, T.  "Insuring and Protecting Your Library's Collections." Kentucky Libraries 65, no. 4 (2001):13-18.

National Fire Protection Association.  NFPA 909: Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties – Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship.  2010 ed.  Quincy, MA: NFPA, 2010.  

Nelson, N.  "Special Section: Risky Business: Legal and Liability Issues Related to Internet Access."  Library Administration and Management. 15, no. 1 (2001): 14-38.

Office of Management Services, Association of Research Libraries. Insuring Library Collections and Buildings.  Speck kit: 178. Washington, DC: Office of Management Services, Association of Research Libraries, 1991.

O'Malley, M.C., et al.  "Libraries Affected by Rise in Catastrophic Occurrences: Plans Can Be Made for a University to Resume Operations After a Library Loss."  URMIA Journal  (September 1995): 10-15.

Paisley, P. "What Your Insurance Company Doesn't Want You to Know."  Disaster Recovery Journal  (Spring 1997): 32-33.

Parsons J.  "Insurance Implications of Crime and Security."  In Security and Crime Prevention in Libraries. Edited by M. Chaney and A. F. MacDougall, 203-216.  Brookfield, VT: Ashgate, 1992.

Robertson, G.  "Investigating Risk: Assessing and Analyzing Trouble before It Strikes."  Feliciter (Canadian Library Association) 48, no. 1 (2002): 30-32.

Sherbine, K. "Closing the Book on Library Losses."  Best's Review (Property/Casualty Insurance Edition) 93, no. 4 (August 1992): 64-68.

Snyder, H. W. “ Bonding with Your Employees and Board Members.”  Library Administration & Management 4 (2000): 22-24.

Srebro, D.  “Safety First: Emergency Response Plan.”  ILA Reporter 26, no. 5 (October 2008) : 10-14.

Steele, T. M. "Managing Legal Liability."  Library Administration & Management 11 (1997): 94-101.

Thenell, J. The Library’s Crisis Communications Planner: a PR Guide for Handling Every Emergency.  Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.

Thorpe, D.  "Appraisals: A Simple Tool to Protect You and Your ‘Bottom Line'."  Bottom Line 110, no. 1 (1997): 11-15.

Tilton, M. S. "Transferring Risk through Appropriate Liability Insurance."  Library Administration & Management 15 (2001): 30-38.

Todaro, J. B.  Emergency Preparedness for Libraries.  Lanham, MD: Government Institutes, 2009.

Vaughan, E. J.  Fundamentals of Risk and Insurance.  11th ed.  Hobenken, NJ: Wiley, due 2014.

Wall, K. L. "The Library and the Law: Injuries on the Job."  Mississippi Libraries 57 (1993): 52-53. 

Wilkinson, F. C., L. K. Lewis and N. K. Dennis.  Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery.  Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2010.

Welheiser, J. G., and N. E. Gwinn.  Preparing for the Worst, Planning for the Best.  München: K. G. Saur, 2005.

Williams, C. A., M. L. Smith and P. C Young.  Risk Management and Insurance.  8th ed.  Boston: Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1988.

Young, V. G., ed.  "Indemnification Statement." In Library Trustee, 5th ed.  Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.

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