DLPS Faculty Publications
Abstract
Using an actual incident from the spring of 2006, this article provides an overview of the security arrangements at WKU libraries. They include a Library Security Officer, student patrollers, security gates and strips in books and other materials in the library, as well as a networked system of security cameras. The article includes conclusions drawn from the discussed incident and recommendations for other libraries.
Disciplines
Marketing | Other Education | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Repository Citation
Forrest, Dan. (2007). Security at Western Kentucky University Libraries: A Case Study and Overview. Library & Archival Security, 20 (1/2), 89-97.
Original Publication URL: doi: 10.1300/J114v20n01_05
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlps_fac_pub/14
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Marketing Commons, Other Education Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons
Comments
Copyright 2005 by The Haworth Press. This version posted as the author's final version. Published in Library & Archival Security, v.20 (1/2) 2005:89-97. doi: 10.1300/J114v20n01_05