Originally presented August 3, 2010.
Libraries are looking for ways to be better prepared for disaster response and recovery. Join guest presenter Lauren Mandel, research coordinator at the Information Use Management & Policy Institute at Florida State University's College of Communication and Information, as she introduces a new key service role, Get to Know Your Emergency Operations Center (EOC), to the existing Hurricane Preparedness & Response for Florida Public Libraries Project. The Florida-based project helps libraries throughout the U.S. serve their communities through partnerships with fellow responders (e.g., emergency management, local government and other agencies) and become a safe haven, recovery center, information hub and evacuee resource. Come learn how this project can inform your library's disaster preparedness plan and how your library can play an important role in community preparedness and recovery by working with your EOC.
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Learn and share more about this topic on WebJunction:
- Disaster Planning for additional related resources including the archive for the October 2009 Hurricane Preparedness and Response Webinar
Additional Resources:
- Hurricane Preparedness & Response for Florida Public Libraries: hurricanes.ii.fsu.edu/ and Blog
- Key Project Partners: State Library & Archives of Florida and Lyrasis
- Information Use Management & Policy Institute and Facebook page
- Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center www.stormrisk.org
- Shared in chat, Emergency Management site from Pasadena, Florida
- FEMA Independent Study Program for free self-paced courses for emergency management.
