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Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives (Paperback)
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Disaster planning might not seem a pressing concern - until
disaster strikes. Recent events have reminded us that any
collection or service may be at risk, and libraries and archives
must have prevention and recovery measures in place. Written by
academics and practitioners, drawing on firsthand experience and
research worldwide, including Australia, Scandinavia and the USA,
Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives reviews and explains
the importance and scope of disaster management planning, and what
can be done before, during and after incidents. The book begins by
explaining how to develop a disaster control plan, outlining the
different phases from prevention to recovery, and goes on to
provide guidance on risk assessment and management methods which
should underpin disaster planning. Individual chapters then focus
on fire and flooding, bringing together lessons learned from recent
disasters in the UK with case study material including information
on prevention systems and reaction and recovery measures. A chapter
on cooperative projects in the USA follows, providing examples of
how collaborative partnerships and networks can be organized so
that help, expertise and resources can be shared to facilitate
management of disasters. The effect on people, both employees and
users, must never be overlooked; this is the emphasis of the second
half of the book. Research on the impact of a major library fire in
Sweden forms the basis of the next chapter, which explains how the
psychological impact of disasters on both staff and the local
community can be managed. The following chapter describes the
devastating effects on cultural institutions and their staff of war
in Croatia in the early 1990s and extraordinary achievements
against the odds. Ways of maintaining immediate, temporary service
continuity along with planning for long-term restoration of
services are exemplified by a case study of the fire at the Central
Library of Norwich. Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives
offers advice and insight for managers beginning to work on or
reviewing disaster management within their organizations. The
accounts of actual events highlight the real-life challenges faced
and the effectiveness of appropriate solutions, while the guide to
information sources at the end of the book signposts readers to a
wealth of other useful material.
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