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Selected Bibliography


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Emergencies Home: Insurance/Risk Management | Planning | Response & Recovery | Additional Resources
Introduction | Valuation | Glossary | Selected Bibliography | Useful Resources | Some Insurance Companies

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

Association of Research Libraries. Office of Mangement 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., W. Payton and J. Drewes.  Risk and Insurance Management Manual for Libraries.  Chicago: Library Administration and Management Association, 2005.

British Library.  Risk Assessment 2007: British Library Digital Preservation Team.  http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/stratpolprog/ccare/introduction/digital/riskassessment.pdf  External Link [PDF: 216 KB / 46 p.] (accessed June 23, 2011).

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

Clow, F. "Disaster Preparedness: Managing Library Liability."  Library Hi Tech Bibliography  No. 5 (1990?): 29-33.

DeLong, L. R.  "Valuating Library Collections."  In Acquisitions '90: Conference on Acquisitions, Budgets, and Collections, May 16 and 17, 1990, St. Louis Missouri: Proceedings.  Edited by D. C. Genaway, 80-95. Canfield, OH: Genaway, 1990.

Deshima, J. "Securing Museum Coverage." Best's Review (Property/Casualty Insurance Edition) (August 1992): 61-62, 98.

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

England, C, and K. Evans.  Chap. 5: "Insurance in the Library." In Disaster Management for Libraries: 59-70. Toronto: Canadian Library Association, 1988.

Filtner, A.  "An Insurance Primer for the Local Historical Organization."  Technical Leaflet (American Association for State and Local History) no. 147 (1983).

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

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.

Gertz, J.  "After the Fall."  Conservation Administration News no. 51 (October 1992): 1-2, 30.

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

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.

Laiming, S., and P. Laiming.  "Insurance: Minimizing Your Loss and Managing Risk.  Bottom Line 2, no. 1 (1988): 14-16.

Lawrence, G. W., O. Y. Rieger, W. H. Walters, and A. R. Kenney.  Risk Management of Digital Information. Washington, DC: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000.  http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub93/contents.html  External Link (accessed June 23, 2011)

McGiffin, G. E.  "Sharing the Risk." History News  48, no. 1 (January/February 1993):16-19.

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

Naslund, C. T., and S. C. George.  "Insurance Settlement Negotiation."  College & Research Libraries News  47, no. 5 (May 1986): 325-8.

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'Keeffe, S.  "Libraries Face Many Exposures, Costly Losses." National Underwriter P/C  96, no. 22 (June 1, 1992): 12-13.

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.

Seal, R. A. "Insurance for Libraries: Part I."  Conservation Administration News no. 19 (1984): 8-9.

Seal, R. A. "Insurance for Libraries: Part II."  Conservation Administration News no. 20 (1985): 10-11, 26.

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

Smith, S. E. "Insurance Planning."  History News 48, no. 1 (January/February 1993): 18-19, 37.

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

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

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.

Ungarelli, D. L. "Insurance and Prevention: Why and How?" Library Trends 9, nos. 3-4 (summer 1984): 57-67.

Ungarelli, D. L. "Are Our Libraries Safe from Losses?" Library & Archival Security 10, no. 1 (1990): 55-58.

Ungarelli, D. L.  "Large Loss Fires in the U.S. during 1989.  Library & Archival Security 11, no. 2 (1992): 79-84.

University of California.  Risk Management Workbook.  Oakland, CA: University of California.  http://www.ucop.edu/riskmgt/erm/libcollwb.html  External Link (accessed June 23, 2011).

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

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

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