The 9th edition of the the CERL Collection Security Summer School will take place on 16-18 September 2026 and is hosted by the National Library of Norway, Henrik Ibsens gate 110, Oslo.

You can alreay register by sending an e-mail to secretariat@cerl.org. The registration fee is € 85 (this is to cover the catering costs).

Hotels nearby the National Library and close to the airport train:
Scandic Solli:https://www.scandichotels.com/no/hotell/scandic-solli
Guldsmeden: https://guldsmedenhotels.com/oslo-guldsmeden/

Wednesday 16 September 2026
13:00
Welcome and Introductions by the participants - Jacqueline Lambert (KBR and Chairman of the Security Working Group) and Bente Granrud (National Library of Norway)

13:30
About the CERL Security Working Group, things it produces and this Summer School - Jacqueline Lambert

13:50
How can an analysis of the study of behaviour in our reading rooms improve our collection security - Henk Raap (KB the National Library of the Netherlands)

14:45 - BREAK

15:15
When a stamp misleads: facsimiles, false provenance, and collection security. An early precursor to subsequent library theft cases- Jarle Aadna (Royal Library Denmark), followed by a group discussion

16:15
A tour of the exhibition spaces in the National Library of Norway

17:30 - END / SOCIAL TIME
19:00 - Dinner at your own expense - venue to be confirmed

Thursday 17 September 2026
9:15 - Assemble in the meeting room

9:30 - A tour of the stacks in the National Library of Norway

10:40 - BREAK

11:15
How we found books bought from nazified Jewish antiquarian bookshops in The National Library of Norway - Bente Lavold (Researcher III, Rare books and Manuscripts section, National Library of Norway)
and
Marja van Heese (senior inspector Cultural Heritage at the Dutch ministry of Education, Culture and Science)

12:30 - LUNCH

13:30
Workshop on the QAT discussion cards, including an exploration of the 'what-if' approach - Jacqueline Lambert

15:00 - BREAK

15:30
Developing a new Collection Storage Solution – thoughts and issues impacting on Collection Security - Brian O'Donnell (National Library of Ireland), followed by a group discussion

17:00 - END / SOCIAL TIME
19:00 - Dinner at your own expense, venue to be confirmed

Friday 18 September 2026
9:00 - Assemble at the University of Olso

9:10 - Visit at the University of Oslo

10:15 - Walk back to the National Library of Oslo and BREAK

10:45
Assessment of Intrinsic Value of Special Collections for a Revised Disaster Recovery Plan at NTNU University Library - Ruth Tove Trang-Liljar, Head of Section for Special collections, and University Librarian Erlend Lund, NTNU Library Norway

11:15
Starting from scratch: Involving aspects of preventive conservation into a daily staff routine - Victoria Nordling (University Library, Uppsala University), followed by a group discussion

12:15
Short reports from participants and CONCLUSION

13:00 - LUNCH in the NLN cantine, at your own expense