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Emergency Preparedness for Libraries

Most of the information referenced on www.BeSafe.net focuses directly or indirectly on the human safely aspects of emergency preparedness. Human health and safety is always the top priority when preparing for or responding to an emergency situation. But the process of preparing and planning should include planning for preventing/minimizing damage to contents of structures in accordance with the material and social worth of those contents. Libraries and archives are an obvious example of a type of structure that should have a disaster plan that explicitly deals with preserving contents.

Below is a non-comprehensive list of online resources related to disaster planning for libraries.

 

A Disaster Plan Template For Libraries and Archives   Amigos Library Services

This document is designed to assist libraries and archives in preparing for emergency situations which may threaten the safety of persons, collections and facilities. Whether your institution has a minimal amount of time to devote to emergency planning or is undertaking a comprehensive planning project, this disaster plan can help you to gather vital information which will be invaluable in the event of an emergency. Use this document as it is, or use selected parts.

     
Collections Care, Emergencies Preparedness   Harvard University

All Harvard libraries are encouraged to develop a written emergency preparedness plan and consider putting it online.

     

Library of Congress Preservation Publications

             Library of Congress
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Collections Care and Conservation
  • Preservation Directorate Brochure Series
  • Preservation Research Publications
  • Mass Deacidification
  • Bibliographies
  • Publications by Preservation Directorate Staff
  • Library of Congress Information Bulletin articles on conservation specifications 
  • Web Resources for Paper and Book Arts
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    Lyrasis Disaster Resources   Lyrasis
  • Before the Storm
  • Actions for the First Day after the Storm
  • After the Storm
  • Disaster Assistance
  • Disaster Mitigation & Recovery Resources
  • Disaster Prevention and Planning
  • Recovery Resources
  • Disaster Publications
  • Pocket Plan
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    Natural Disaster and Hurricane Emergency Plan of the Smathers Libraries   University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries

    A compilation of plans specific to each library building. All of the Libraries' plans are based on a single template. This Plan is specifically for the one natural disaster most likely to befall Florida, hurricane. Because hurricane warnings are posted several hours prior to anticipated landfall, each of the libraries' plans assumes that there will be plenty of time for a leisurely evacuation of the building and for completion of preparatory tasks.

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