Experts o! er an easy-to-understand approach to the formation and implementation of a comprehensive technology security plan

New York, NY (Nov 4, 2008): Securing Library Technology: A How-To-Do-It Manual, to be released on January 6, 2009 by Neal-Schuman Publishers, serves to safeguard the technological assets of libraries and technology centers from the growing array of external and internal threats that exist in today’s technology driven society. From viruses and worms to hackers, system failures, and natural disasters, this vital preparedness handbook offers a step-by-step, easy-to-implement guide for securing servers, systems, and networks.

Authors Paul W. Earp and Adam Wright use simple, jargon-free writing to guide the reader through the necessary steps to build a custom, comprehensive security plan. The book begins with an introduction to the common technologies in libraries and their basic security needs. It shows how after performing a technology inventory and assessing the security needs of their institution, librarians can begin to formulate policy that will secure public access technology, protect office technology and computers, and establish server security. The authors then go on to profile the history and intent of many common technology threats, and provide of best practices for reducing network infrastructure vulnerabilities.

The authors include detailed inventories of a library’s many technology platforms, including all vulnerable machines and equipment, and identify the corresponding threats specific to each one. The text also includes a carefully chosen collection of model plans, useful appendices (including an appendix on current laws and cybercrime), and a glossary of technical terms, as well as an appropriate recovery action plan that assists libraries in system reconstruction in the event of a technological catastrophe.

Securing Library Technology is a wide-reaching compendium of all the vital technologies, security measures, and available software and hardware tools pertinent to any library looking to protect its valuable digital assets.

Securing Library Technology: A How-To-Do-It Manual
ISBN: 978-1-55570-639-5
2008. 6 x 9. 215pp. $65.00.

About the Authors
Paul W. Earp – Paul has been in computer technology since 1985, and has most recently for six years worked as the Network Manager for Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University Kingsville.

Adam Wright – Adam is currently the Executive Director for the North Texas Regional Library System where he handles all technology consulting for its 74 member public libraries.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers
Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK. Neal-Schuman is a leading publisher of textbooks in all areas of library and information studies, from library science to archival and records management, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

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