SECURITY PROBLEMS IN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES STUDENT VIOLENCE

• NCJ Number: 42740
• Journal: COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1971) Pages: 15-22
• Author(s): D G DAVIS
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: American Library Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

A SURVEY OF THE NEWS MEDIA AND LIBRARY LITERATURE WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF STUDENT VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON ACADEMIC LIBRARIES.

Abstract

FINDINGS SHOW THAT CAMPUS DISORDERS ARE INCREASING AND PRESENT A HEAVY FINANCIAL BURDEN. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY SCATTERED INCIDENTS OF ARSON AND VANDALISM IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, THE NUMBER OF SUCH INCIDENTS HAS INCREASED. SPECIFIC INCIDENTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW SECURITY MAY BE IMPROVED. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...ELW