Assessing New Developments in Collection Security

Recent developments offer the possibility of using a security marker that contains a unique code that cannot be forged, and which can be detected at very low concentrations even if attempts have been made to remove it. The way in which these systems work is explained, and some of their advantages an...

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Main Author: Barry Knight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2008-09-01
Series:Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
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Online Access:http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7907/
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spelling doaj-e40465599aef4870b40a70b28b1c650f2021-10-02T18:55:50Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2008-09-01182657510.18352/lq.79077862Assessing New Developments in Collection SecurityBarry Knight0N/aRecent developments offer the possibility of using a security marker that contains a unique code that cannot be forged, and which can be detected at very low concentrations even if attempts have been made to remove it. The way in which these systems work is explained, and some of their advantages and disadvantages for libraries are examined.http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7907/Collection securitytaggingDNA labelfluorescent markerart theft
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Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
Collection security
tagging
DNA label
fluorescent marker
art theft
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title Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
title_short Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
title_full Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
title_fullStr Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
title_full_unstemmed Assessing New Developments in Collection Security
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series Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
issn 2213-056X
publishDate 2008-09-01
description Recent developments offer the possibility of using a security marker that contains a unique code that cannot be forged, and which can be detected at very low concentrations even if attempts have been made to remove it. The way in which these systems work is explained, and some of their advantages and disadvantages for libraries are examined.
topic Collection security
tagging
DNA label
fluorescent marker
art theft
url http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7907/
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