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NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT


AVAILABLE JUNE 2005

The essential guide to protecting your library's collections, buildings and assets.

Risk and Insurance Management Manual for Libraries

Mary Breighner, CPCU
Vice-President, FM Global

William Payton
Director of Risk and Insurance 
Management, University of Missouri 

Jeanne M. Drewes
Assistant Director for Access and
Preservation, Michigan State University Libraries

This practical and informative resource guides librarians, directors, trustees, facility managers, and business officers to select the best path to protect the library's assets.  Users will gain an essential understanding of the importance of risk management in preventing loss from actions ranging from natural disasters to vandalism and terrorism.  The Manual  contains sample policies and checklists that can be use to craft the best protection for all types of libraries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Risk Management Philosophy for Libraries
Chapter 2: Risk Identification 
Chapter 3: Risk Quantification and Evaluation
Chapter 4: Loss Prevention
Chapter 5: Risk Financing
Chapter 6: Risk Financing - Insurance 
Chapter 7: New Construction
Chapter 8: Claims 
Bibliography
Appendix A  Risk and Insurance Management Resources
Appendix B Sample Risk and Insurance Management Policy
Appendix C Suggested Guidelines in Museum Security
Appendix D Property Loss Prevention Checklist
Appendix E Library Safety Inspection Checklist
Appendix F Contingency Planning for Natural Disasters
Appendix G Sample Request for Proposal Insurance Brokerage Services
About the Authors
Index

Publisher:  Library Administration & Management Association, a division of ALA

Publication Date: June 15, 2005

ISBN:  0-8389-8325-1; paperback

Pages:  132 pp. with Index

Price:  $40.00

ALA Member Price:  $36.00

Categories:  Administration and Management
		         Buildings and Facilities

Order from the ALA Online Store
http://www.alastore.ala.org/or phone: 1-866-Shop ALA


Jeanne Drewes
Assistant Director for Access & Preservation
Michigan State University Libraries
100 Library, Room W 108A
East Lansing, MI  48824-1048
517 432 6123 ext 147
Fax 517 353 8969
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<http://www.lib.msu.edu/drewes>