EVENTS

In recent years we have witnessed many upheavals: economic change, climate change, extreme political tensions, terrorism, long-lasting pandemic. Each of these in their own way have resulted in crises and have had a profound impact on our colleagues, our collections, and our libraries/archives. More and more our institutions have come to the realisation that they need to be prepared to act in an emergency, both in terms of counter measures and organisational adaptation.

Whether it is a question of moving collections in an emergency, evacuating reading rooms, increasing global vigilance or simply enhancing staff awareness, we will have to be creative and organised. In this context, the theme for the CERL Collection Security Summer School will be ‘Collections in Crisis’, with an exploration of security of collections of any size in a time of crisis. How does it impact the organisation, staff, and your building(s), how can you plan ahead and what is the mitigating effect of daily best-practice.

WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER – FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER
Venue: ÖNB Bildarchiv und Grafiksammlung, Heldenplatz (entry through the Weltmuseum)

– Introduction: About the CERL SWG and this Summer School, Jacqueline Lambert, KBR-Brussels
– The impact of a crisis on your organisation, Marian Lefferts & Foekje Boersma- KB The Hague

Moving collections in an emergency or simply due to suggested/forced relocation

• Anna Magdalena Lindskog Midtgaard (KB Denmark): Introductary text and questions to start the conversation: presentation
• Foekje Boersma (KB The Hague): Moving collections in an emergency or simply due to suggested/forced relocation: presentation
• Nijolė Klingaitė Dasevičienė (Vilnius UL): Moving Collections in an emergency: Vilnius University Library: presentation

Crises in Reading Rooms

• Nina Korbu (NL Norway): Potential Crises in Reading Rooms: Priviliged Readers and Visiting Dignitaries: presentation
• Ingeborg Formann (ÖNB): Collections in crisis: Reading Rooms – Theft (in progress): presentation
• Wolfgang- Valentin Ikas (Bayerische Staatbibliothek): Potential crises in the Reading Rooms: Agressive behaviour by users: presentation
• Jarle Rui Aadna (KB Denmark): Crisis in the Reading Rooms – Use of technology, architecture to reduce risks: presentation

Libraries and Collections in times of climate crisis

How to deal with inside thefts if you are not prepared! Before, during and after….experiences from 11 years of searching for stolen books

Impact of events on security

• Katharina Kaska (ÖNB)

2 Workshops dedicated to the QAT Card game:

Introduction by Jacqueline Lambert, moderators: Wolfgang- Valentin Ikas– Bayerische Staatbibliothek, Nina Korbu– NLN, Greger Bergvall– KBS, Jacqueline Lambert-KBR.

Above: Book distribution system
Right: City hall Paternoster