Locking Down a University Library: How to Keep People Safe in a Crisis: A Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Perspective

This study presents a perspective into how one college—Mansfield University of Pennsylvania—has dealt with this new threat to personal security, specifically in the library. Issues covered include what a lockdown is; planning, policies, and procedures; logistics planning and equipment; partnering with other offices; physical security; the issue of patrons; communications; safe places in the library; post-lockdown reviews; and more.