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

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.

Print version record.

Provides the tools librarians need to prepare for disasters that can ruin their holdings of books, journals, audio and videotapes, and CDs, describing the steps to planning for and implementing a workable disaster response plan.

English.

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