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A Risk Management Philosophy
What is risk? Who's responsible for managing it in your library? These and other key questions are addressed in this excerpt from The Risk and Insurance Management Manual from the Library Administration & Management Association.
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Communications, Protection, Readiness (CPR)
NPower's Nonprofit Guide to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, with much information applicable to libraries.
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Disaster Planning and Response
This excerpt from "Preservation and Conservation for Libraries and Archives" discusses the three main parts of planning for emergencies, starting with providing for the safety of patrons and staff. It includes a sample emergency instructions form.
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Disaster Prevention
This chapter from "Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries" explains how prevention should be a part of your planning process. It takes you through the steps to locate and correct potential hazards.
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Disaster recovery and planning
Links to handy sites, including FEMA and Heritage Preservation
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Disaster Recovery from the Illinois State Library
This document from the Illinois State Library includes the steps to an effective recovery operation and instructions for salvaging materials.
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Elements of a Disaster Response Plan
This excerpt from "Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries" is a checklist that outlines the four sections of a disaster response plan: prevention; response; planning; and recovery.
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FEMA at ALA
This article was written by Cynthia Shetter, director at Los Lunas Public Library, New Mexico, as part of her participation in the Rural Forum at ALA 2006. She reports on her trip to New Orleans, ALA, and provides an excellent list of resources in a section on "Planning and Recovery Preparation for the Entire Community in the Event of a Disaster".
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H1N1 Contingency Plan
Four Phase plan for continuing library services if affected by H1N1 pandemic.
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Hurricane Preparedness and Response Webinar
Archive and related resources from October 21, 2009 webinar with Lauren Mandel, research coordinator for the Hurricane Preparedness & Response for Florida Public Libraries project.
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Hurricane Preparedness: How YOU can help
Working together to improve hurricane preparedness for public libraries.
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Planning for the Worst
An excerpt from Kahn's ALA Editions book, "Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources" discusses how to plan ahead for the loss of computer operations.
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TechSoup Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit
A collection of TechSoup, webinars and guides for disaster planning.
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Template for Pocket Response Plan for Kansas Cultural Institutions
This template is being used within Kansas Cultural Institutions to provide staff with necessary information in the event of an emergency or disaster. Side A deals with communications and can be used to collect contact information for the individuals and organizations needed to talk with in the first minutes and hours after an emergency occurs. Side B provides step-by-step instructions for library and affiliated personnel who will respond to a disaster affecting their particular institution. Extra space is provided the adding of floor plans and photos.
This document is NOT intended to be a substitute for a comprehensive emergency plan. Instead, it should distill the most important tasks to be taken in the first minutes and hours after an event occurs that affects collections, especially those that occur when staff members are away from their offices.
The plan prints on legal size paper and after edges are trimmed is folded and placed in a PReP™ Tyvek® envelope for protection, available from CoSA http://www.statearchivists.org/prepare © 2006 Council of State Archivists (CoSA). This plan has been adapted by WESTPAS & State Library of Kansas.
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The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning & Recovery
A comprehensive guide to preparing for any predicament and disaster recovery.
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WebJunction's 2005 Focus on Disaster Planning and Recovery for Libraries
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina WebJunction has assembled a collection of resources to help your library prepare for and respond to disasters.
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Websites and Internet Resources on Disaster Planning
A list of external links
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Websites and Internet Resources on Disaster Planning
A list of external links.
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When There is No Time to Plan: Responding to the Information Needs of Hurri
Textbook studies tell us about the value of thoughtful data collection and advance planning before launching new references services. But what happens when there is no time to plan? Even for organizations that had so-called "disaster plans" in place, the enormity of the human catastrophe that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina took providers of information services in New Orleans and Baton Rouge by surprise. What does one do when suddenly there are thousands of homeless and desperate people just down the street from the library? Does one bar the doors? How does one deal with the barrage of questions about food, health services, social security checks, and other necessities of life? Drawing on first-hand accounts of these experiences, this presentation discusses approaches to disaster planning that could identify potential information needs and develop plans for providing services in the event of a similar disaster.
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