MS107: Introduction to Museum Security
Dates: October 19 through November 13, 2009
Price: $475
Instructor: Stevan P. Layne

Description:
World events continually remind us just how important
security is. The FBI and Interpol databases record thefts
from small rural museums and world renowned art
collections. The prevalence of collections lost to theft is
brought home to us with regular sensational newspaper
stories. And then there are the internal thefts, fires, and
collection vandalism that also result in loss. 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. To reserve a spot
in the course, please pay at
http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If you have
trouble please contact Helen Alten at
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Student Comments for MS107: Introduction to Security

Quality information and resources, discussions, and it gave
me food for thought.

I liked not having to sit in a classroom, the depth some of
the material offered, and being able to work on assignments
when I had the time at work.

I liked a lot of the extra reading. As we know finding some
of this material can take awhile during a general search on
the web. The lecture material was also a great review for
somebody like myself who has been in security for some
time.

I think this course is on the right track, and should be
presented to as many security pros as possible. It would be
a great tool to get museum security personel to think
outside the box while they are inside their box. It is
important to make sure our countries treasures are well
protected, so the better educated we are the better we can
work to make this a reality. 

I LIKED THE VARIETY OF "VOICES" IN THE MATERIALS; I
ESPECIALLY VALUE THE LISTS OF OTHER RESOURCES.

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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