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DISASTER : Planning, Preparedness and Prevention for Libraries
(A Selected Bibliography)


General

  • Colorado State University - Lessons of Recovery!

  • Finkl, Charles W. and Orrin H. Pilkey, eds. Impacts of Hurricane Hugo : September 10-22, 1989. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. : Coastal Education and Research Foundation [CERF], 1991.

  • Rogers, Michael. "Relief Efforts Help to Mend Hurricane's Vast Destruction," Library Journal Vol. 117, No. 16 (October 1992):16-17.

  • St. Lifer, Evan and Michael Rogers. "Florida Panhandle Libraries Damaged by Hurricane Opal," Library Journal Vol. 120, No. 18 (November 1995):12.

  • Stone, Gregory W. and Charles W. Finkl, eds. Impacts of Hurricane Andrew on the Coastal Zones of Florida and Louisiana, 22-26 August 1992. Fort Lauderdale, FL : Coastal Education and Research Foundation, 1995.

  • Trinkley, Michael. Hurricane! Surviving the Big One: A Primer for Libraries, Museums and Archives. Columbia, SC: Chicora Foundation, 1993.

Preparedness, Planning, and Prevention

  • Anderson, Hazel. Planning Manual for Disaster Control in Scottish Libraries and Record Offices. Edinburgh : National Library of Scotland, 1985.

  • Barton, John P., and Johanna G. Wellheiser, eds. An Ounce of Prevention: A Handbook on Disaster Contingency Planning for Archives, Libraries and Record Centres. Toronto: Toronto Area Archivists Group Education Foundation, 1985.

  • Bates, Regis J., Jr. Disaster Recovery Planning : Networks, Telecommunications, and Data Communications. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992.

  • Bohem, Hilda. Disaster Prevention and Disaster Preparedness. Berkeley : University of California, Task Group on the Preservation of Library Materials, 1978.

  • Brooks, Constance. Disaster Preparedness. Washington, DC: Association for Research Libraries, 1993.

  • Buchanan, Sally A. Disaster Planning: Preparedness and Recovery for Libraries and Archives -- A RAMP Study with Guidelines. Paris: UNESCO, 1988.

  • _______________. "Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records." In Preservation of Library and Archival Materials, 3rd ed., revised and expanded, edited by Sherelyn Odgen. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1999. Available through the NEDCC Web site, http://www.nedcc.org

  • Comfort, Louise K., ed. Managing Disaster : Strategies and Policy Perspectives. Durham : Duke University Press, 1988.

  • Disaster Prevention and Disaster Preparedness. [Berkeley] : University of California, Task Group on the Preservation of Library Materials, 1978.

  • Disaster Prevention and Preparedness. (Problems in Archives Kit No. 10.) Society of American Archivists. Chicago: SAA, 1982.

  • Fortson, Judith. Disaster Planning and Recovery: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians and Archivists. How-To-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 21. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1992.

  • Genovese, Robert, Trish Taylor and Edward White. Disaster Preparedness Manual. Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein, 1989.

  • Harmon, James D. Integrated Pest Management in Museum, Library and Archival Facilities. Indianapolis: Harmon Preservation Pest Management, 1993.

  • Hurricane Preparedness : Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Special Hearing. Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1995.

  • Kahn, Miriam. Disaster Prevention and Response for Special Libraries : An Information Kit. Washington, D.C. : Special Libraries Association, 1995.

  • ___________. Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries. Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.

  • ___________. "Mastering Disaster : Emergency Planning for Libraries," Library Journal (December 1993):73-75.

  • Managing a Mold Invasion : Guidelines for Disaster Response. (Technical Series No. 1) Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Philadelphia, PA: CCAHA, 1994.

  • Mathieson, David. "Hurricane Preparedness: Establishing Workable Policies for Dealing with Storm Threats." Technology and Conservation (Summer 1983):28-29.

  • Matthews, Fred W. "Sorting a Mountain of Books." Library Resources and Technical Services (January/March 1987):88-94.

  • Morris, John. The Library Disaster Preparedness Handbook. Chicago : American Library Association, 1986.

  • O'Connell, Mildred. "Disaster Planning: Writing and Implementing Plans for Collections-Holding Institutions." Technology and Conservation (Summer 1983): 18-24.

  • Parker, Thomas A. "Integrated Pest Management for Libraries." In Preservation of Library Materials, ed. Merrily A. Smith, pp. 103-123. IFLA Publications 40/41. Munich: K. G. Saur Verlag, 1987.

  • Patkus, Beth L. "Disaster Planning." In Preservation of Library and Archival Materials, 3rd ed., revised and expanded, edited by Sherelyn Odgen. Andover, MA: Northeast Document Conservation Center, 1999. Available through the NEDCC Web site, http://www.nedcc.org

  • Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management, and Response: Paper-Based Materials. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress, and National Park Service, 1993.

  • Salvage of Library Materials from Damaging Conditions. BookLab, Inc. (BookNote2.2)

  • Sharpe, John L. III. … for the North Carolina Library Association. Disaster Preparedness : A Guide for Developing a Plan to Cope With Disaster for the Public and Private Library. Durham, N.C. : Duke University Library, 1982.

  • SOLINET Preservation Services. "The Invasion of the Giant Spore." SOLINET Preservation Leaflet #5. Atlanta: SOLINET, January 1997.

  • Vance, Mary. Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Relief : A Bibliography. Monticello, Ill. : Vance Bibliographies, 1982.

  • Walsh, Betty. "Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance." WAAC Newsletter [Western Association for Art Conservators] 12 (May 1997): 12-23.

  • Waters, Peter. Procedures for Salvage of Water-Damaged Library Materials. (Extracts from unpublished revised text, July 1993) Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1979.

  • Wrobel, Leo A. Disaster Recovery Planning for Telecommunications. Boston : Artech House, 1990.

  • ____________. Writing Disaster Recovery Plans for Telecommunications Networks and LAN. Boston : Artech House, 1993.

Insurance and Risk Management

  • Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services. Insuring Library Collections and Buildings. (SPEC Kit 178) Washington, D.C.: ARL, 1991.

  • Seal, Robert A. "Insurance for Libraries: Parts I and II."Conservation Administration News, nos. 19 (October 1984), pp. 8-9 and no. 20 (January 1985), pp. 10-11, 26.


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