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Author | : Julie Todaro |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2020-06-15 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1641433663 |
Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including: Steps to take now, before disaster strikes People and procedures to include in an emergency/disaster action plan Practical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response Safety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency Information to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster Key things to do the first few days after an event Tips for getting back to business
Author | : Mary Grace Flaherty |
Publisher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0838936431 |
Libraries are in a unique position to aid communities during times of adversity, and this comprehensive handbook’s practical tools and expert guidance will help ensure that your library is thoroughly prepared for emergency response and recovery. Your library is a vital information hub and resource provider every single day, and that’s doubly true when calamity strikes. In fact, your library’s role as an “essential community function” during disasters is now encoded in U.S. law. Engaging as a partner in planning and preparedness will build much-needed community support should disaster strike, and even a basic plan will also save you time and stress later on. No matter where your library is in the disaster planning cycle, this handbook will make the process clearer and less daunting. You’ll get tools, activities, easy-to-adapt templates, and hands-on guidance on such topics as the six phases of disaster response; 15 first-hand accounts of library disaster planning or responses, helping you identify the library services most needed during a disaster; three essential factors that will shape the form of your disaster plan; preparing for hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, floods, and earthquakes; ideas for connecting with your community’s emergency response teams; federal government planning resources; pointers on working with state and local governments; a sample Memorandum of Understanding to outline mutual support for a speedier recovery; recommended courses and training, many of which are free; targeted advice for archives and special collections; sample building inspection checklists; and recommended games to help children and families prepare.
Author | : Deborah D. Halsted |
Publisher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 187 |
Release | : 2014-08-05 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1555709737 |
Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services.
Author | : Miriam B. Kahn |
Publisher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780838908372 |
Offers instructions on writing and implementing disaster plans for libraries.
Author | : Mabe, Michael |
Publisher | : IGI Global |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2017-03-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1522521976 |
Disasters can happen without warning and cause detrimental damage to society. By planning and conducting research beforehand, businesses can more effectively aid in relief efforts. The Developing Role of Public Libraries in Emergency Management: Emerging Research and Opportunities is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly information on library engagement in official emergency response and how these institutions can offer community aid in disaster situations. Featuring extensive coverage on a number of topics such as hazard analysis, mitigation planning, and local command structure, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and practitioners seeking current research on the role local businesses play in emergency response situations.
Author | : Don Philpott |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2016-03-15 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1598887920 |
Emergency Preparedness: A Safety Planning Guide for People, Property, and Business Continuity provides step-by-step instructions for developing prevention and response plans for all types of emergencies and disasters. It helps the reader to create an organization-wide emergency management plan that ensures that all procedures are in place and all equipment and personnel needs are addressed so that your company can respond to an emergency situation quickly and instinctively. You will feel confident that your employees are trained and prepared to put your company's plan into action and protect all workers, property, and the life of the company in the face of any natural or non-natural event.
Author | : Emy Nelson Decker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-07-30 |
Genre | : Emergency management |
ISBN | : 9781466686243 |
"This book brings together the latest scholarly research, theories, and case studies to investigate the scale and types of disasters that can impact a library"--
Author | : Miriam B. Kahn |
Publisher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0838909493 |
Security planning, part of disaster response and continuous operations planning, is the key to proactively addressing potential safety issues.
Author | : Camila A. Alire |
Publisher | : Neal-Schuman Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Academic libraries |
ISBN | : 9781555703738 |
On July 28, 1997, the Morgan Library at the Colorado State University experienced a flash flood that broke a wall in the library basement; the flood's sheer force twisted bookshelves and tossed books into the water. As a result, ten percent of the collection was totally destroyed, with the most serious damage to the serials collection. In all, 425,000 titles had to be reprocessed, most computers were ruined, work areas were gone, and the library couldn't open due to water, mold, and other health hazards a disaster of the largest magnitude. Edited by university library dean Alire, who oversaw the library's recovery, this handbook gives a detailed account of the disaster, as well as advice and recommendations to other libraries for coping with an emergency and its aftermath. Even though Morgan Library had a disaster plan in effect, employees discovered how many things weren't covered. They also learned how little there was in published library literature on replacing collections, accepting gifts in huge quantities, dealing with insurance companies, keeping the building secure, the difficulties (in their state) of hiring temporary help, and working with contractors. Each chapter is written by a different staff member (or pairs) and discusses the impact the disaster had on their department. How do you keep staff morale intact and how do you communicate when there are no telephones, electricity, or heating/cooling in the building? Health concerns for the safety of employees from mold are also discussed. This lengthy volume is important as it documents the severity of the disaster but also reads as a cathartic dissertation that will help the staff in the healing process as they regain control of their library. Useful lessons can be learned by large academic and public libraries thinking through their own disaster plans.
Author | : Julie Todaro |
Publisher | : Government Institutes |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2009-01-16 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1605902748 |
Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries, whose population at any given moment is as unpredictable as the weather, know how to prepare for, endure, and survive a disaster, whether natural or man-made, and even fewer put their know-how to paper. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Based, in part, on an emergency preparedness seminar the author has presented for the American Library Association, Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including Steps to take now, before disaster strikes People and procedures to include in an emergency/disaster action plan Practical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response Safety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency Information to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster Key things to do the first few days after an event Tips for getting back to business In addition, the author examines possible scenarios and provides step-by-step solutions for all types of libraries_academic, school, public, and special_and all types of disruptions, including floods, fires, civil disturbances, and theft.