Disaster Preparedness & Recovery for Libraries

Disaster Education, Preparedness, Planning and Mitigation Library
http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/educate.html
From the Tallahassee Chapter of the Red Cross, this is a "comprehensive library of disaster education, preparedness, planning and mitigation articles, brochures, fact sheets, checklists and publications from a wide variety of sources to support disaster preparedness and planning activities in the home, neighborhood, workplace, school and community."

Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance (for cultural institutions)
http://matrix.msu.edu/~disaster/
Includes sample disaster plans; information on recovery techniques; and a searchable vendor database.

Disaster Planning Portal -- Special Libraries Association
http://www.sla.org/content/resources/inforesour/sept11help/disip/index.cfm
Dedicated to librarians killed or injured in the September 11, 2001 attacks, this gives planning information, articles, videos, and Web sites to help with library disaster planning.

Disaster Recovery for Public Records Custodians, Archives and Libraries: State Library and Archives of Florida
http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/disasterrecovery/
Announcements of special programs developed since the storms of 2004; information on how to dispose of unrecoverable Florida public records; tips on coping with mold and mildew; Web Sites and phone numbers for contacting those with disaster recovery expertise; a chart of document and records recovery techniques; and a list of disaster recovery vendors.

Library Disaster Plans
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/plans/
Almost two dozen sample library disaster plans.

NARA Preservation and Archives Professionals
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/index.html
From the National Archives & Records Administration. Check in the frame on the left for a number of issues of interest, including preservation by type of archival material plus extensive information on emergency preparedness.

Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management and Response: Paper-Based Materials
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/primer/
Includes sample manuals and how-to's from the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and others on disaster planning and on recovery from floods, mold, and mildew.

SOLINET: Disaster Mitigation & Recovery Resources
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_templ.cfm?doc_id=71

SOLINET: Disaster Recovery Services and Supplies
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/leaflets/leaflets-fs.cfm?leafletpgname=leaflets_templ.cfm?doc_id=119

SOLINET: Internet Links on Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_templ.cfm?doc_id=139

SOLINET: Ordering Preservation Publications
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_templ.cfm?doc_id=70

And just for comic stress relief:

Hurricanes in Florida
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Hurricanes/main.asp

Created 3/3/2005; revised 9/7/2006