TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Sally AU - Breighner,Mary AU - Drewes,Jeanne M. AU - Breighner,Mary TI - Risk management and insurance manual for libraries T2 - An ALCTS monograph SN - 9780838948019 PY - 2021/// CY - Chicago PB - ALA Editions in collaboration with ALCTS Publishing KW - Libraries KW - Risk management KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Insurance N1 - This new version updates and expands the previous edition to cover many new issues affecting libraries including cyber security and cyber-attacks and incorporates broader principles of risk management including enterprise risk management concepts; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- A risk management philosophy for libraries -- Risk identification -- Risk quantification and evaluation -- Loss prevention -- Risk financing -- Risk financing: Insurance -- New construction -- Claims -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Risk management and insurance resources -- Appendix B: Sample risk management and insurance policy -- Appendix C: Risk assessment template -- Appendix D: Suggested guidelines in museum security -- Appendix E: Property loss prevention checklist -- Appendix F: Library safety inspection checklist -- Appendix G: Contingency planning for natural disasters -- Appendix H: Sample request for proposal insurance brokerage services N2 - "This manual offers plain language guidance for trustees and administrators for designing and implementing a library risk management program"-- ER -