Disaster Planning: Preparedness and Recovery for Libraries and Archives

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General Information Programme and UNISIST, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 1988 - Archival materials - 187 pages
Preparado para el Programa General de Informacion y el Unisist.

Contents

Introduction PART I DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Chapter
1
Emergency Information Sheet
2
Telephone or Reporting Tree
3
Collection Priorities
4
Prevention and Protection Measures
5
Disaster Response Instructions and Plans
6
Disaster Recovery Instructions and Plans
7
Resources
8
G Controlling the Environment
50
H Enclosures and Storage 4503 50
53
DISASTER RECOVERY Chapter Four
57
A Recovery Issues 60 1 Kinds of Collections 2 Alternatives for Recovering Circulating Collections
60
Alternatives for Recovering Rare or Special Collections
61
B Disaster Response
62
Assessing the Disaster Situation 2 Convening the Experts
63
Setting Up a Command Post 4 Activating Plans for Supplies and Staff
64

Rehabilitation after Recovery
21
Appendices 11 Bibliography
22
Chapter Two Prevention
25
A External Hazard Surveys
26
B Internal Hazard Surveys
28
Environmental and Housekeeping Hazards
31
New and Remodeled Buildings
34
A Human Resources Protection
38
B Water Detection Equipment
39
Fire Detection Equipment
40
Ionization Detectors 2 Smoke Detectors
41
Flame Detectors 4 Thermal Detectors Aww w 38 39 40 37 5 Linear Beam Detectors 42 D Fire Suppression Systems 1 Manually Operated Equipment
42
Gas Systems
43
Automatic Water Systems
44
Other Systems E Supplies for Protection and Recovery
45
F Training
47
Eliminating Hazards 6 Controlling the Environment 7 Initiating Recovery Plans 8 Activating Staff 9 Documenting Activity 10 Providing Services 11 ...
65
Chapter Five
71
B Techniques for Recovery
79
Rehabilitation of Dried Materials
86
Chapter
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Chapter Seven
101
Appendices
107
B Human and Institutional Resources
129
References
137
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V
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