• April 20, 2000: Missing Books and Manuscripts: another impressive Jonathan Sazonoff research achievement.

    Guidelines for the Security of Rare Book, Manuscript, and Other Special Collections
    http://www.rbms.nd.edu/standards/index.shtml

    INCIDENTS OF BOOK THEFT

  • December 1999: Management of library security: Although libraries are often considered oases of quiet and decorum by the general public, they have their share of security problems. A SPEC survey issued in January 1999 sought to discover how ARL libraries assure the safety and security of persons, library materials, physical facilities, furnishings, computer equipment, etc.
  • November 1999: SERIAL BOOK THIEF
  • November 1999: Rare books stolen from university in Poland (Missing manuscripts humiliate famed school)
  • November 1999: Viva Blumberg: Lessons Learned, by Stephen Huntsberry.

    RBMS Security Committee: Theft Reports

    This is a list of incidents reported in the public media and on open listservs, such as Exlibris. The "Incidents of Theft" list was begun in 1987 and is updated by a member of the RBMS Security Committee. Although known to be incomplete, the list does provide an indication of the extent and variety of reported thefts. For reports in the Exlibris electronic discussion list since April 1991, consult the list archives.

    Browse Theft Report Files by Year:

    How to Submit Notices of Theft:

    Readers are invited to send notices for possible inclusion on the list to: incidentsot@cox.net

    Links to Other Sites Relevant to Library Security and Theft: