The LIBER Security Network of 2002 – The Copenhagen Principles
The last decade has seen the rapid development of a number of factors affecting the security of significant library collections. • The market value of large parts of library collections now equals the prices of the most expensive antiques and works of art; • The interest of the free market in items...
| Format: | Article |
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| Language: | English |
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openjournals.nl
2002-03-01
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| Series: | Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries |
| Online Access: | http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7699/ |
| Summary: | The last decade has seen the rapid development of a number of factors affecting the security of significant library collections. • The market value of large parts of library collections now equals the prices of the most expensive antiques and works of art; • The interest of the free market in items held in libraries is constantly increasing; • Valuable parts of library collections have been subject to grave instances of theft of a trans-national character across Europe. Recognizing these developments, we have decided to set up closer co-operation among libraries with the purpose of preventing or resolving such incidents. |
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| ISSN: | 2213-056X |