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Peer reviewedDyer, Victor – Public Libraries, 1987
A hands-on workshop simulated a library disaster and demonstrated the best strategies for salvaging library materials. Participants learned how to assess the available personnel and materials, the nature and extent of a disaster, and how to decide on a recovery strategy. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Emergency Programs, Higher Education, Inservice Education
Illinois Libraries, 1985
Twelve articles cover books as artifacts; workstations for conservation of library materials; care of scrapbooks, albums, and photographs; map preservation; library environment; flood recovery; disaster prevention and preparedness; incorporating preservation into library organization; and bibliography of Chester Public Library (Illinois) First…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Emergency Programs, Guidelines
Davis, Mary B.; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Describes a cooperative effort among five Bronx libraries, known as the Bronx Library Emergency Consortium, which is designed to enhance emergency recovery procedures in their libraries should a disaster occur. The history and collaborative nature of the consortium are described, and the consortium equipment and supply list for immediate disaster…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Emergency Programs, Fire Protection
Download full textCentral New York Library Resources Council, Syracuse. – 1993
From August to November of 1992, 10 institutions from central New York State (Colgate University Library, Fayetteville Free Library, Herkimer County Community College Library, Oneida Community Mansion House, Onondaga Community College Library, Onondaga County Public Library, Onondaga Historical Association, Skaneateles Library Association, State…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Emergency Programs, Higher Education, Library Administration
