Disaster Preparedness Bibliography
Disaster Planning, Response And Recovery
- Artim, Nick. "An Introduction to Automatic Fire Sprinklers." WAAC Newsletter 15.3 (September 1994): 20-27, and 17.2 (May1995): 23-28.
- 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.
- Brooks, Constance. Preservation Planning Program Guides: Disaster Preparedness. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, Spring1993. 184 pp.
- Buchanan, Sally A. Disaster Planning: Preparedness and Recovery for Libraries and Archives. RAMP Publication PGI-88/WS/6. Paris: United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, 1988. 187 pp.
- Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. Managing a Mold Invasion: Guidelines for Disaster Response. Philadelphia: CCAHA, 1994.
- Drewes, Jeanne. "Computers: Planning for Disaster." Law Library Journal 81.103 (1989): 103-16.
- Environmental Hazards Management Institute. Emergency Action Wheel. Durham, NH: EHMI, 1995.
- Fortson, Judith. Disaster Planning and Recovery: A How-To-Do-It-Manual for Librarians and Archivists. How-To-Do-It Manuals forLibraries, No. 21. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, 1992. 181 pp
- Higginbotham, Barbara Buckner, and Miriam B. Kahn. "Disasters for Directors: The Role of the Library or Archives Director in Disaster Preparedness and Recovery." In Advances in Preservation and Access, Vol. 2, ed. Barbra Buckner Higginbotham, 400-412. Medford, NJ: Learned Information, Inc., 1995.
- Kahn, Miriam. Disaster Prevention and Response for Special Libraries: An Information Kit. Washington, D.C.: Special Libraries Association, 1995.
- Kahn, Miriam. Disaster Response and Prevention for Computers and Data. Columbus, OH: MBK Consulting, 1994.
- National Task Force on Emergency Response. Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel. Washington, D.C.: The Task Force, 1997
- New York University Libraries Preservation Committee. Disaster Plan Workbook. New York: NYU Libraries, 1984.
- 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.
- 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.
- Smithsonian Institution Staff Disaster Preparedness Procedures. rev. Oct. 1993.
- NARA. Emergency Salvage of Flood Damaged Family Papers, Aug. 1993.
- Waters, Peter. Procedures for Salvage of Water Damaged Library Materials. (extracts from unpublished revised text, July 1993.) Available at: http://www.nara.gov/arch/techinfo/preserva/primer/eng1234.html
- Walsh, Betty. "Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance." WAAC (Western Association for Art Conservators) Newsletter 19.2 (March 1997): 12-23.
- Excellent recovery guidelines for minor, moderate and major disasters. Includes Salvage at a Glance chart. For copies of the Newsletter see the WAAC Web site at http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/. Printed back issues with the chart can be ordered through the WAAC Membership Secretary, Chris Stavroudis, 1272 N. Flores St., Los Angeles, CA 90060, tel. (323) 654-8748 or email at cstavrou@ix7.ix.netcom.com.
- Waters, Peter. Procedures for Salvage of Water-Damaged Library Materials. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1979.
Risk Management
- Association of Research Libraries, Office of Management Services. Insuring Library Collections and Buildings. SPEC Kit 178. ARL, Oct. 1991.
- Brawner, L.B. "Insurance and Risk Management for Libraries." Public Library Quarterly 13.1 (1993): 5-16, and 13.2 (1993): 29-34. .
- Flitner, Arthur. "An Insurance Primer for the Local Historical Organization". American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Technical Leaflet 147 (1983). Nashville, TN: AASLH. Available at the AASLH website: http://www.aaslh.org, by writing to 530 Church Street, Suite 600, Nashville, TN 37219-2325, or tel. (615) 255-2971.
- Inland Marine Underwriters Association. Libraries & Archives: An Overview of Risk and Loss Prevention. IMUA: 1994. Available through the IMUA Web site: http://www.imua.org.
- Seal, Robert A. "Insurance for Libraries: Part I" and "Insurance for Libraries: Part II." Conservation Administration News, nos. 19 (October 1984), pp. 8-9 and no. 20 (January 1985), pp. 10-11, 26
Internet Resources
- Conservation Online (CoOl) http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
- A project of the Preservation Department at Stanford University, this website contains information on a wide variety of conservation topics. The Disaster Planning and Response section, which is available at http://plaimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters , is an excellent resource and includes examples of disaster plans that have been written for university and college libraries, including Indiana University.
- Library of Congress Preservation Directorate http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/preserv
- Section on Emergency Preparedness is very useful http://www.loc.gov/preserv/pubsemer.html
- Northeast Document Conservation (NEDCC). Preservation of Library and Archival Materials: A Manual edited by Sherelyn Ogden. Andover, MA: NEDCC, 1999. http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/newman.htm
- Section on Emergency Management includes a Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan This publication is available on the web and can also be purchased by contacting NEDCC at (978)470-1010, or writing to Juanita Singh, NEDCC, 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01810
- Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET): Disaster Mitigation & Recovery Resources
- Web Address (accessed 11-19-2003) http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_templ.cfm?doc_id=71
- Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore is a comprehensive guide to mold eradication.
Indiana University Libraries
Preservation Department
October 2000