[NHCOLL-L:3262] Museum Security course online in February

[Helen Alten]

Northern States Conservation Center is pleased to announce a new course on 
museum security:

MS 107: Introduction to Security: Protecting Museums, Collections Staff and 
Visitors  ***NEW***
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne
Dates: (Available twice in 2007)
February 5 through March 2, 2007
September 3 through September 28, 2007
Cost: $425
Location: www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Security must be a priority for every museum, regardless of size. 
Introduction to Security teaches basic, practical approaches to protecting 
against threats such as theft, vandalism, violent acts, natural disasters, 
fire and environmental hazards. Topics include selecting security systems, 
determining security needs and how to build affordable security systems. 
Screening, hiring, firing, workplace violence, policies and procedures and 
emergency management planning are covered as well.

Logistics:
Participants in Introduction to Security work at their own pace through 
sections and interact through online chats. Instructor Steve Layne is 
available at scheduled times during the course for email support. 
Introduction to Security includes online literature, slide lectures and 
student-teacher/group-teacher dialog. The course is limited to 20 
participants.

Introduction to Security runs four weeks. Sign up at www.museumclasses.org 
and pay for the course at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html. If 
you have trouble completing an on-line order, please contact Helen Alten at 
helen at collectioncare.org or Eric Swanson at eric at collectioncare.org

The Instructor
Stevan P. Layne is the principal consultant and chief executive of Layne 
Consultants International, a leading provider of cultural property 
protection advice. Steve is a former police chief, public safety director 
and museum security director. He is the author of the Cultural Property 
Protection Manual, and the Business Survival Guide. Steve regularly 
presents to professional associations and has consulted with more than 400 
museums and other institutions. Steve is the founding director of the 
International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection and responsible 
for the professional training and certification of more than 1,000 museum 
professionals.
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