To Catch a Thief: Cataloging and the Security of Special Collections

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How can libraries fulfill the need to provide access to their collections while simultaneously protecting them? Can full catalog records deter theft? How have they been instrumental in identifying and reclaiming stolen materials? Recognizing ongoing pressures on technical service staff and library administrators due to budget cutbacks and competing priorities, this program will explore how balancing faster and cheaper cataloging with sufficiently robust descriptions benefits the security of special collections in libraries.

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Speakers: Mark Dimunation, Chief, Rare Book & Special Collections Division, Library of Congress Bonnie Magness-Gardiner, Manager, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Art Theft Program Travis McDade, Curator of Law Rare Books, University of Illinois College of Law Jennifer Schaffner, Program Officer, OCLC Moderator: Nina Schneider, Head Cataloger, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles

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ALA Annual Conference

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