Taking It Further

Additional Resources

Links to Sample Plans

"Disaster Plans" Conservation Online
http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/disasters/plans/.

Templates for Writing a Plan

"Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan," in Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), 1999. A very basic worksheet that will get you started. http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/04DisasterPlanWorksheet.php.

dPlan, NEDCC's online disaster planning template, at www.dplan.org. This template allows you to input information about your institution and generates a disaster plan for you. Be aware that collecting and entering data into this template is a time-consuming process that results in a very detailed plan.

Printed Resources

Buchanan, Sally. "Preservation Management: Emergency Preparedness," in Preservation: Issues and Planning, by Paul Banks and Roberta Pilette. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000.

Breighner, Mary, and William Payton with Jeanne Drewes, managing editor. Risk and Insurance Management Manual for Libraries. Chicago: LAMA, 2005.

Dorge, Valerie and Sharon L. Jones, compilers. Building an Emergency Plan; A Guide for Museums and Other Cultural Institutions. Los Angeles, CA: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1999.

Heritage Preservation, in support of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force. Field Guide to Emergency Response . Washington, D.C. : Heritage Preservation, 2006. Ordering and other information, including downloadable forms, at www.heritagepreservation.org.

Kahn, Miriam. Protecting Your Library's Digital Sources. Chicago: ALA, 2004.

National Task Force on Emergency Response. Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel. Washington, D.C.: The Task Force, 1997. Available from Heritage Preservation, 1730 K Street, NW, Suite 566, Washington, D.C. 20006. Ordering and other information at www.heritagepreservation.org.

Wellheiser, Johanna and Jude Scott. An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Records Centres. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Online Resources

"Disaster Planning Portal." Special Library Association. http://www.sla.org/content/resources/inforesour/sept11help/disip/

"Disaster Preparedness and Response." Conservation Online. http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/disasters/.

Downey, Anne and Mary Schobert. "Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Art on Paper." Philadelphia, PA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 2000. http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media/371ff685c028c658019d15bb7036165e.pdf.

"Emergency Management" section, in Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1999. http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php.

"Emergency Salvage Procedures for Wet Items." Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/emergency.html.

"Get Disaster Information." Federal Emergency Management Agency. http://www.fema.gov/hazard/.

Heritage Preservation. Cataclysm and Challenge: Impact of September 11, 2001 on Our Nation's Cultural Heritage. Heritage Preservation, 2002. http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PUBS/Cataclysm.htm.

New York City Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental & Occupational Disease Epidemiology, Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments. November 2000. http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml.

Norris, Debra Hess. "Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Photograph Collections." Philadelphia, PA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 1998. http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media/0f9153102399e9a1692bb1132a234ea3.pdf.

Ruzicka, Glen. "Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Books." Philadelphia, PA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, 2002. http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media/635f7be33d3d1594512cea4687de6008.pdf.

SOLINET. "Invasion of the Giant Spore." Atlanta, GA: SOLINET, 2001. http://cool.conservation-us.org/byauth/nyberg/spore.html.

Trinkley, Michael. "Protecting Your Institution from Wild Fires: Planning Not to Burn and Learning to Recover." Undated. http://cool.conservation-us.org/byauth/trinkley/wildfire.html.