A Delco library made headlines for a ‘borrowed book returned after 100 years.’ The real story may be more complicated.

An exhibit running through Aug. 1 at the Darby Library is showcasing a novel purportedly checked out in the mid-1800s and ...

California man steals historic Chinese manuscripts from UCLA, using fake names, dummy documents

A Northern California man was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison for allegedly stealing historical Chinese ...

Fremont man gets house arrest in elaborate library theft scheme

A Fremont man was sentenced Wednesday to one year of home confinement for stealing historic Chinese manuscripts from a UCLA ...

Fake IDs, Dummy Manuscripts and a Rare Book Heist at U.C.L.A.

Jeffrey Ying, 39, was sentenced in an elaborate scheme to switch Chinese manuscripts from a University of California library ...

Man Sentenced to Prison After Stealing Centuries-Old Manuscripts From Library, Leaving Fakes Behind

For months, a Bay Area man checked out rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA’s library, stole the originals, and replaced them ...

Library cards and faux copies - US man sentenced in elaborate theft of 17th Century Chinese literature

The man checked out rare manuscripts - many centuries old - from a California university and returned fakes in their place.
Canada

Library and Archives Canada 2024–25 Departmental Plan

The organizations in the Canadian Heritage portfolio work in a variety of sectors to help the government build a better society. In the coming year, they will draw on their expertise and creativity to ...
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UCL Special Collections Preservation Policy

UCL Library Services recognises its responsibilities to preserve its Special Collections in an accessible and safe condition, in perpetuity, to support the teaching and research of UCL and for the use ...