Disaster planning a how-to-do-it manual for librarians with planning templates on CD-ROM

• Main Authors: Halsted, Deborah D. (Author), Jasper, Richard P. (Author), Little, Felicia M. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Neal-Schuman Publishers 2005
• Series: How-to-do-it manuals for libraries no. 129
• Subjects: Libraries > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Safety measures; Emergency management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Library materials > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Conservation and restoration; Library planning > Handbooks, manuals, etc. > Safety measures
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: xx, 247 pages illustrations 28 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-255) and index
• ISBN: 1555704867; 9781555704865

Written by experienced librarians who know because they've recovered from disasters, this important how-to helps librarians prepare for hurricanes, computer hackers, earthquakes, explosions, fires, floods, terrorist attacks, and other events too awesome to contemplate. Disaster Planning shows you how to: * Create a working disaster team * Establish a communications strategy * Develop response plans * * Identify the proper relief/recovery agencies for your library The companion CD-ROM is full of tools you can use, including: sample disaster plans, a downloadable and customizable template for creating your own disaster plan, links to disaster planning Web sites, a comprehensive directory of electronic resources and planning aids, and a disaster planning database with links to national agencies. No library, museum, or archive--small or large--should be without this preparedness guide.