Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show how an effective library manager can handle the issues of employee theft of material, time, data and money. Design/methodology/approach Reviews and summarizes some of the literature on the topic and recounts personal experiences. Findings There are different types of theft: of physical materials, of non‐financial data, of money, of time. Originality/value Presents a useful set of general rules for success in the management of library theft.
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Glen E. Holt (2007) studied this question.