Cultural Property Security: Protecting Museums, Historic Sites, Archives, and Libraries

225 Pages·2012·10.54 MB·English

by  Daniel J. Benny

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Cultur al
Property
Security
Protecting Museums, Historic Sites,
Archives, and Libraries

Cultur al
Property
Security
Protecting Museums, Historic Sites,
Archives, and Libraries
Daniel J. Benny, Ph.D.
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Contents
Preface ..........................................................................xv
Acknowledgment ....................................................... xvii
Author ........................................................................ xix
1 Importance of Culture Property Protection:
Museums, Historic Sites, Archives, and Libraries .....1
Introduction .........................................................................1
Museums .............................................................................2
Private Museums .........................................................2
Local Museums ............................................................4
County Museums .........................................................4
State Museums .............................................................5
National Museums ...............................................................5
Military Museums ........................................................7
Historic Sites ........................................................................8
Private, Local, and County Historic Sites ....................9
State Historic Sites .......................................................9
National Historic Sites ................................................10
Archives ..............................................................................11
Private, Local, and County Archives ..........................11
State Archives .............................................................11
National Archives .......................................................11
Libraries ..............................................................................13
Private Libraries ..........................................................13
Campus Libraries ........................................................13
Local Libraries ............................................................14
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County Libraries .........................................................15
State Libraries .............................................................15
National Libraries .......................................................16
Summary ............................................................................16
Bibliography .......................................................................17
2 Security Threats to Museums, Historic Sites,
Archives, and Libraries ..........................................19
Security Threats to Museums ............................................19
Security Threats to Historic Sites .......................................21
Security Threats to Archives ..............................................22
Security Threats to Libraries ..............................................23
Security Threats to Individuals ..........................................25
Workplace Violence ...........................................................25
Prevention of Violence in the Workplace ..................26
Identification of Behavioral Indicators.......................26
Threats from Terrorism .....................................................28
Target Selection ..........................................................29
Counter Terrorism ......................................................30
Signs of Terrorism ......................................................30
Bibliography .......................................................................33
3 Physical Security Protection for Museums,
Historic Sites, Archives, and Libraries ..................35
Introduction ........................................................................35
Intrusion and Fire Detection Systems ...............................36
Security Cameras ................................................................41
Determining Total System Costs .......................................44
Design Costs ..............................................................44
Installation Costs ........................................................45
Operational Costs ...................................................... 46
IT Costs ...................................................................... 46
Maintenance Costs .....................................................47
Replacement Costs .....................................................47
Cost–Benefit Analysis .................................................47
Cost Factors ........................................................48
Benefit Factors ....................................................49