Securing our collections: managing risks in historic libraries
Schedule
Mon Nov 04 2024 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
SOAS University of London | London, EN
About this Event
Attendees are invited to hear from a range of invited speakers discuss issues around collection security, from provenance to events in library spaces, and with contributions from the view of the police dealing with cultural heritage crimes to the recommendations of the Arts Council. The day will end with a session introducting the Consortium of European Research Libraries' "toolkit" for collection security followed by a short workshop working through some example scenarios.
An optional tour of the SOAS Library's special collections will close the day.
This is a hybrid event taking place in person at SOAS, and also online via Zoom.
The in-person registration fee is £65 and the online fee is £10. Registration for in-person attendance will close on Monday 28 October. If you need to pay by invoice please contact the HLF Treasurer by email: sprosser [at] ras.ac.uk
Conference programme:
10:00 – Registration, Coffee
10:30 – Conference begins. Housekeeping. Introductions
10:40 - 11.00 – Ed Maggs (Maggs Bros). Stolen books: how they get that way, and what to do about them.
11:00 - 11:20 – Joe Hone (Newcastle University). Special collections and the challenge of forgery.
11:20 - 11:30 – Questions for speakers
11.30 - 11.50 – Coffee
11:50 - 12.10 – Sophie Hayes (Metropolitan Police). Protecting your collections: the police perspective.
12:10 - 12:30 – Anna James (St Paul’s Cathedral). Is all publicity good publicity? Library events outside Library control.
12:30 - 12:40 – Questions for speakers.
12:40 - 13:40 – Lunch
13:40 - 13:55 – AGM
13:55 - 14:15 – Valentina Sabucco (Arts Council England). Balancing accessibility and security: considerations for conducting public tours of collection stores without compromising security.
14:15 - 14:35 – Steven Archer (Trinity College, Cambridge). Protecting history and protecting ourselves: the impact of attacks on cultural heritage objects.
14:35 - 14:45 - Questions
14:45 - 15:05 – Coffee
15:05 - 15:35 Marian Lefferts (Consortium of European Research Libraries). The CERL Quick Audit Tool and the QAT Discussion cards. Helping the conversation along. [Via Zoom]
15:35 - 16:05 – Workshop using scenarios from the CERL Toolkit and Discussion Cards.
16:05 - 16:15 – Final round up.
16:15 – 16:55 – Optional tour of the SOAS Library.
Where is it happening?
SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 10.00 to GBP 65.00
