The 9th edition of the the CERL Collection Security Summer School will take place on 16-18 September 2026 and is hosted by the National Library of Norway, Henrik Ibsens gate 110, Oslo.

You can alreay register by sending an e-mail to secretariat@cerl.org. The registration fee is € 85 (this is to cover the catering costs).

Hotels nearby the National Library and close to the airport train:
Scandic Solli:https://www.scandichotels.com/no/hotell/scandic-solli
Guldsmeden: https://guldsmedenhotels.com/oslo-guldsmeden/

Wednesday 16 September 2026
13:00
Welcome and Introductions by the participants - Jacqueline Lambert (KBR and Chairman of the Security Working Group) and Bente Granrud (National Library of Norway)

13:30
About the CERL Security Working Group, things it produces and this Summer School - Jacqueline Lambert

13:50
How can an analysis of the study of behaviour in our reading rooms improve our collection security - Henk Raap (KB the National Library of the Netherlands)

14:45 - BREAK

15:15
When a stamp misleads: facsimiles, false provenance, and collection security. An early precursor to subsequent library theft cases- Jarle Aadna (Royal Library Denmark), followed by a group discussion

16:15
A tour of the exhibition spaces in the National Library of Norway

17:30 - END / SOCIAL TIME
19:00 - Dinner at your own expense - venue to be confirmed

Thursday 17 September 2026
9:15 - Assemble in the meeting room

9:30 - A tour of the stacks in the National Library of Norway

10:40 - BREAK

11:15
How we found books bought from nazified Jewish antiquarian bookshops in The National Library of Norway - Bente Lavold (Researcher III, Rare books and Manuscripts section, National Library of Norway)

12:30 - LUNCH

13:30
Workshop on the QAT discussion cards, including an exploration of the 'what-if' approach - Jacqueline Lambert

15:00 - BREAK

15:30
Developing a new Collection Storage Solution – thoughts and issues impacting on Collection Security - Brian O'Donnell (National Library of Ireland), followed by a group discussion

17:00 - END / SOCIAL TIME
19:00 - Dinner at your own expense, venue to be confirmed

Friday 18 September 2026
9:00 - Assemble at the University of Olso

9:10 - Visit at the University of Oslo

10:15 - Walk back to the National Library of Oslo and BREAK

10:45
Assessment of Intrinsic Value of Special Collections for a Revised Disaster Recovery Plan at NTNU University Library - Ruth Tove Trang-Liljar, Head of Section for Special collections, and University Librarian Erlend Lund, NTNU Library Norway

11:15
Starting from scratch: Involving aspects of preventive conservation into a daily staff routine - Victoria Nordling (University Library, Uppsala University), followed by a group discussion

12:15
Short reports from participants and CONCLUSION

13:00 - LUNCH in the NLN cantine, at your own expense