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Disaster response and planning for libraries / Miriam B. Kahn.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 128 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 058531585X
  • 9780585315850
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Disaster response and planning for libraries.DDC classification:
  • 025.8/2 21
LOC classification:
  • Z679.7 .K38 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Arrangement and Purpose -- Why Write a Disaster Response Plan? -- What Is a Disaster Response Plan and Why Is It Important? -- Disaster Response Planning in a Nutshell -- What If the Disaster Happens Before You Have a Plan? -- Response -- Responding to Notification of the Disaster -- Assessing the Situation and Damage -- Beginning to Rescue and Recover Collections -- Call for Outside Assistance -- Damage Assessment -- Response to Different-Size Disasters -- Dealing with the Media -- Working with Contractors -- Recovery Decisions and Priorities -- Computers and Disaster Recovery -- Different Methods of Drying Wet Materials -- Emotional Issues -- Fire in City Archives, Linkoping, Sweden -- Recovery; or, Resumption of Normal Operations -- Making Decisions -- Evaluating the Plan -- Revising the Response Plan -- Following Up -- Dealing with the Next Disaster--Physical and Psychological Issues -- A Whiff of Mold? No, It Can't Be! -- Prevention -- The Building Survey -- Correcting and Preventing Fire and Safety Hazards -- Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome -- Remote Storage Facilities -- Backup Routines to Prevent Loss of Computer Data -- Survey to Identify Vulnerable Collections -- Construction and Renovation Projects -- Outside Contacts -- Renovation Disaster -- Planning -- Elements of a Disaster Response Plan -- Disaster Response Team -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Lists to Create and Update during the Planning Phase -- Prioritization for Recovery -- Planning for Small, Large, and Wide-Area Disasters.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-123) and index.

Arrangement and Purpose -- Why Write a Disaster Response Plan? -- What Is a Disaster Response Plan and Why Is It Important? -- Disaster Response Planning in a Nutshell -- What If the Disaster Happens Before You Have a Plan? -- Response -- Responding to Notification of the Disaster -- Assessing the Situation and Damage -- Beginning to Rescue and Recover Collections -- Call for Outside Assistance -- Damage Assessment -- Response to Different-Size Disasters -- Dealing with the Media -- Working with Contractors -- Recovery Decisions and Priorities -- Computers and Disaster Recovery -- Different Methods of Drying Wet Materials -- Emotional Issues -- Fire in City Archives, Linkoping, Sweden -- Recovery; or, Resumption of Normal Operations -- Making Decisions -- Evaluating the Plan -- Revising the Response Plan -- Following Up -- Dealing with the Next Disaster--Physical and Psychological Issues -- A Whiff of Mold? No, It Can't Be! -- Prevention -- The Building Survey -- Correcting and Preventing Fire and Safety Hazards -- Indoor Air Quality and Sick Building Syndrome -- Remote Storage Facilities -- Backup Routines to Prevent Loss of Computer Data -- Survey to Identify Vulnerable Collections -- Construction and Renovation Projects -- Outside Contacts -- Renovation Disaster -- Planning -- Elements of a Disaster Response Plan -- Disaster Response Team -- Roles and Responsibilities -- Lists to Create and Update during the Planning Phase -- Prioritization for Recovery -- Planning for Small, Large, and Wide-Area Disasters.

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