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Risk management and insurance manual for libraries / Sally Alexander, Mary Breighner ; edited by Jeanne M. Drewes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: An ALCTS monographPublisher: Chicago : ALA Editions in collaboration with ALCTS Publishing, 2021Edition: UpdatedDescription: x, 167 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780838948019
  • 0838948014
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: "This manual offers plain language guidance for trustees and administrators for designing and implementing a library risk management program"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 025.1 A378 Available 33111010441919
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Amidst uncertain times rife with challenges and potential catastrophes, prudently managing risk will bolster your library's resilience in the face of adversity. And by being attentive to lowering risk, you'll help keep insurance costs in check. This succinct manual for trustees and administrators offers straightforward guidance for designing and implementing a library risk management program. You'll get succinct advice on such essentials as

the five major areas of risk and loss for libraries, with an overview of the types of property and casualty coverage common to most libraries; how to determine if the new framework of enterprise risk management is right for your library; elements of a good risk policy statement; tips for determining the value of your collection, plus a sample risk assessment template; the most library-relevant portions of the National Fire Code; insurance considerations for remodeling or construction projects; advice on cybersecurity and handling cyberattacks; setting up an emergency response team that is ready when disaster threatens; developing a financial plan that assures uninterrupted service despite adverse conditions; and guidance on the paperwork a claims adjuster will require.

This to-the-point resource will lead you onto the best path to safeguarding your library's assets and future.

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.

"This manual offers plain language guidance for trustees and administrators for designing and implementing a library risk management program"-- Provided by publisher.

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