Collection Security Summer School 2018
Organized by: CERL Security Network Working Group
The Security Network of the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL) is pleased to announce that we are now open to take bookings for its second Summer School on Security issues. Curators and
The 2018 summer school followed the pattern of the one held in The Hague in 2017. Its programme was being developed around 3 main themes:
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Theft itself: detecting, reporting, necessary tools to be able to ensure follow up…
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Basic prevention through access control and relevant rules for “ordinary / usual activities”
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Prevention related to activities that may involve particular staff or volunteers and/or that are more exceptional / unusual
Each theme was addressed through 3 types of activities:
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Presentations delivered by speakers from the CERL network, such as the National Library of Italy, British Library, National Library of France, National Library of Norway and Royal Library of Belgium,
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Presentations from other related organisations, such as the National Archives Netherlands, the police’s department for the protection Cultural Heritage , auction houses and antiquarian booksellers, and
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Visits focused on the themes which we explore.
The presentations and discussions were in English and are available below.
Presentations
- Jacqueline Lambert, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: The Quick Audit Tool (QAT): presentation
- Jacqueline Lambert, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: Support tools to go with the QAT: presentation
- Adrian Edwards, British Library: Collection Security and Exhibition Work at the British Library: presentation
- Angela Dellebeke, Nationaal Archief: The Netherlands Dealing with disaster: presentation
- Nina Korbu, National Library of Oslo: In-house Security: presentation
- Nina Korbu, National Library of Oslo: Major Thefts: presentation
- Fabio Massimo Bertolo, general manager of Finarte-Minerva Auctions Antiquarian market and book trade: Cooperation between Institutions, Auction houses and antiquarian world: presentation
Programme
– 13:00: Welcome and all participants introduce themselves – Facilitator: Jacqueline Lambert (Chairman)
– 13:30: Jacqueline Lambert – Royal Library of Belgium: “The quick Audit Tool”
– 14:30: Nina Korbu – National Library of Norway: “Major thefts in Cultural Heritage institutions”
– 15:30: Break
– 15:45: Fabio Massimo Bertolo – General manager of Finarte-Minerva Auctions: “Antiquarian market and book trade; Cooperation between Institutions, Auction houses and antiquarian world”
– 16:30: Group discussion
- Main topic: Own experiences with thefts
- Subtopics: internal processes for detecting and reporting incidents, record keeping, organised thefts versus opportunistic theft.
– 09:15: Assemble at the entrance of the “Instituto centrale per la Grafica” for visiting the “calcoteca and Collezione Gabinetto Stampe”
– 11:30: Nina Korbu – National Library of Norway: “In-House Collection Security issues: in the reading rooms and on the way from the stacks/strong rooms to the reading rooms”
– 12:30: Lunch
– 13:30: Visit “from stacks / strong rooms to reading rooms” of Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma BNCR’s staff members Pasqualino Avigliano – Andrea Cappa – Valentina Longo – Saveria Rito
– 14:30: Denis Bruckmann – National Library of France: “Facing a case of theft: how to react on short and long term to improve prevention?”
– 15:30: Break
– 15:45: Group discussion:
- Main topic : Own experiences with awareness and training
- Subtopics: access policy included acceptance, measures aimed at internal thieves, induction training
– 09:15: Assemble in the meeting room
– 9:30: Angela Dellebeke – National Archives Netherlands: Subject related to salvage operations (Blue Shield)
– 10:30: Break
– 10:45: Andrea De Pasquale – Director of the National Central Library of Rome and Eng. Andrea Piccinini – Co-Founder and Technical Director of
Engap engineering & consulting: Security Project of the National Central Library of Rome
– 11:40: Alfio Gullotta – Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Training and Studies Unit Head: “What do the Authorities need to act promptly and effectively”
– 12:30: Lunch
– 13:30: Visit to exhibition’s areas of Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma: BNCR’s staff member Eleonora Cardinale
– 14:20: Adrian Edwards – British Library: “Collection Security and Exhibition Work at the British Library”
– 15:15: Jacqueline Lambert – Royal Library of Belgium: “Next steps and conclusion”
– 16:00: End
