Archives for London invites you to the next in its series of seminars,
to be held on 10 January in Room South Range 1, Kings College London, The 
Strand. 

Lost and Found:
Security in our Archives – it’s everyone’s problem

The security of the records we look after or use for research affects us 
all. Archive practitioners need to raise levels of awareness by ensuring 
systems are in place to avoid document theft and that items are replaced 
correctly after access. Prices for documents, and more importantly 
ephemera, are rising in the salerooms and we need to be aware of what is 
valuable and what is not. This seminar aims to explain why public access 
to records is sometimes restricted and how users and practitioners can 
work together to prevent loss. 

Raising this issue is timely - the November 2007 Public Services Quality 
Group Forum focused on security issues and it has now formed a Security 
and Access Group. The British Library map thefts led to the recent 
conviction of one individual. Expect to hear more about this subject in 
2008 - attend this seminar and find out more!

Archives for London is delighted to welcome Norman James, Principal of the 
National Archives’ Archives Advisory Service, to tell us more about 
security arrangements for Archives, and in particular the European 
Archives Group Working Party on Security. He will be joined by Vernon 
Rapley, head of the Art and Antiques Unit, Specialist and Economic Crime 
Directorate, New Scotland Yard to talk about security among our 
collections. 
	
You will find this seminar useful if:
- you are a user wanting to know why archive access controls are a 
necessary evil;
- you want to discover more about what to do to avoid and prevent thefts 
as a practitioner;
- you would like to know more about how this issue is being tackled across 
Europe. 

Doors will open at 6pm and the talk will start at 6.30pm. The seminar is 
an open forum and following the talk attendees are welcome to ask 
questions, exchange news, and discuss matters of interest.  We regret that 
refreshments cannot be provided at this month’s venue.  

Please let Nicola Avery know if you are coming - e-mail her on: 
[log in to unmask] or telephone 020 7332 3816.
If you book a place but are unable to attend on the night please let 
Nicola know as soon as possible.  Failure to do so may deprive someone 
else of a place.

Venue:  South Range 1, Kings College London, The Strand, London WC2R 2LS
 
Please note new start time: 6pm for 6.30pm

Directions: Enter the building through the Strand entrance (shown as A on 
the plan below). Walk down the corridor directly ahead of you, to the left 
of the lifts. Pass through the main building (marked in green on the plan) 
towards the South Range. South Range 1 is on the right after you pass 
through the main lobby.

NEXT MONTH’S SEMINAR:
7 February 2008
How to run an Oral History project: the Kings Cross Voices Example
Venue: University College London

Jeff Gerhardt
Communications Committee
Archives for London Ltd
40 Northampton Road
London EC1R 0HB
A company registered in England and Wales
Registration number 5635424

020 7332 3881
seminars@archives for london.org.uk
http://archivesforlondon.org