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Aladdin’s Cave or Bargain Basement? : balancing the principles of access and preservation
| Library theft is not a one-off catastrophe like a fire or flood: it is insidious, and the larger the collection, the less likely it is to be noticed. Cumulative loss due to theft can, however, have a serious impact on our collections, on staff morale, and on the public perception of libraries. An experience of large scale library theft is shared in the hope that, collectively, we can preserve more of New Zealand’s book collections for the future. Operation Pukapuka is described, how the University of Canterbury responded to the thefts, and the implications for the university's collections. The broader issues relating to the place of books, universities and collections in contemporary New Zealand society is also addressed.
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| Series Title: |
LIANZA Conference 2005 : papers and presentations |
| Author: |
Horn, Teresa |
| Additional Author(s): |
Matthews, Bronwyn |
| Copyright: |
2005 |
| Subjects: |
BOOK THEFT |
| Notes: |
Presented: 14 September, LIANZA Conference (2005 : Christchurch, NZ) |
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