Disaster Planning for Libraries: Selected Resources

Stephen Henson and Mary M. Finley

Books

Alire, Camila, ed. Library Disaster Planning and Recovery Handbook. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman, 2000.
CLA Earthquake Relief Grant Ad Hoc Committee. Earthquake Preparedness Manual for California Libraries. Sacramento, CA: California Library Association, 1990.
Fortson, Judith. Disaster Planning and Recovery: A How to Do It Manual for Librarians and Archivists. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1992.
Kahn, Mariam. Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1998.
Weber, David C. Library Buildings and the Loma Prieta Earthquake Experience of October 1989. Sacramento, CA: California State Library Foundation, 1990.

Conference Proceedings

Clarenson, Thomas F. R. "Emergency Preparedness and Recovery. " Proceedings of the 6th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, April 14-17, 1997. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. pp. 164-170.
Finley, Mary M. "Disaster Planning for Libraries: Lessons from California State University, Northridge. " Proceedings of the 8th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, April 12-15, 1999. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. pp. 142-147.
Fithian, Gail. "The Aftermath of the Flood at the Boston Public Library: Lessons Learned. " Proceedings of the 8th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, April 12-15, 1999. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. pp. 148-152.
Henson, Stephen. "The Disaster Response Plan: Going Beyond Shouting 'Help! Help! " Proceedings of the 9th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, October 22-25, 2000. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001. pp. 150-158.
Loftus, Joan. "Disasters: Plans, Clean-up, and Recovery -- The Colorado State Experience. " Proceedings of the 8th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, April 12-15, 1999. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. pp. 156-162.
Schmidt, Fred C. "Disasters: Plans, Clean-up, and Recovery at Stanford University Libraries. "Proceedings of the 8th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, April 12-15, 1999. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999. pp. 153-155.

Articles

Beinhoff, Lisa A. "Library Earthquake Preparedness Planning: How to Make Sure That Your Library Is Ready for the 'Big One. " Journal of Library Administration 31 (2000): 67-83.
Burgess, Dean. "The Library Has Blown Up! " Library Journal 114 (October 1, 1989): 59-61.
Chadwell, Faye A. "Planning for the Worst: When Disaster Strikes. " OLA Quarterly 6 (Fall 2000): 16-17.
Curzon, Susan Carol. "When Disaster Strikes: The Fall and Rise of a Library. " American Libraries 31 (April 2000): 64-69.
Egerton, Angela, Ellen Kendall, and Rhea Resnik. "From the Bottom Up: School Library Media Centers and the Flood of 1999. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 64- 66.
Griffith, J. W. "After the Disaster: Restoring Library Service. " Wilson Library Bulletin 58 (December 1983): 258-265.
Hackbart-Dean, Pamela. "Shelter from the Storm: Disaster Prevention and Planning. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 48-53.
Haislip, Ron. "Knee Deep in North Carolina: A Disaster Planning Manual. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 54-56.
Hobbs, Lenora. "Chaos Limitation: Emergency Response Plans. " Public Libraries 30 (September/October 1999): 277.
James, Robert. "Disaster Resources on the Web. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 70-72.
Kane, Kim. "You Too Can Do a Disaster Plan. " Library Mosaics 12 (March/April 2001): 12-13.
Moore, Mary. "Attack of the Killer Mold Spores. " American Libraries 30 (March 1999): 46-49.
Morris, John. "Los Angeles Library Fire: Learning the Hard Way. " Canadian Library Journal 44 (August 1987): 217-221.
Page, Julie A. "When Disaster Strikes: First Steps in Disaster Preparedness. " The Serials Librarian 36 (1999): 347-361.
Robertson, Guy. "People, Paper, Data: Disaster Planning for Libraries. " Disaster Recovery Journal 10 (Winter 1997): 38-43.
Schaefer, Mary Jo Jecklin. "An Ounce of Prevention: The Importance of a Written Disaster Plan. " Texas Library Journal 71 (1995): 158-161.
Schink, Michael Lee. "Selecting Disaster Recovery Software. " Colorado Libraries 25 (Spring 1999): 38-39.
Scott, Ralph Lee. "Hurricane Web Sites. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 74-75.
Smith, Elizabeth. "After Floyd: Reaching Out to Help Flood Victims Recover Precious Possessions. " North Carolina Libraries 58 (Fall 2000): 57-63.
Wettlaufer, Brian. "Preparing a Library Disaster Plan. " Library Mosaics 5 (November/December 1995): 8-10.
Wold, Geoffrey. "Risk Analysis Techniques. " Disaster Recovery Journal 7 (July/August/September 1994): 1-4.
Wynen, Nancy. "The Big One: Staff Survival After a Disaster. " Library Administration and Management 7 (Spring 1993): 103-105.

Government Publications

Bender, Sylvia. "Earthquake Damage to Libraries. " The Northridge Earthquake of 17 January 1994. Ed. Mary C. Woods and W. Ray Swiple. Special Publication 116. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology, 1995. pp. 219-220.
Documents number: California document C819.S59 no.116.
Fox, Lisa L. Disaster Preparedness Workbook for U.S. Navy Libraries and Archives; prepared on behalf of the Northeast Document Conservation Center for the U.S. Naval War College Library. Newport, R.I.: The Library, 1998.
SuDocs: D 208.202:D 63
http://disaster.lib.msu.edu . In left panel select Sample Plans, then select U.S. Navy Libraries and Archives Disaster Preparedness Workbook in either PDF or HTML version
Shelton, John A. Manual of Recommended Practice: Seismic Safety Standards for Library Shelving. Sacramento, CA: California State Library; Office of the State Architect, 1990.
Documents number: California Document L575.S53

Chart

Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel; produced by the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property in cooperation with the National Task Force on Emergency Response. Washington, D.C.: The Institute, 1997.
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/Wheel1.htm

Internet Resources

(URLs checked on 19 August 2001)

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
- "Emergency: If You're First... "
  http://aic.stanford.edu/disaster/emrgncy.html
- "Salvage at a Glance "
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-207.html
Amigos Library Services, Inc. "A Disaster Plan for Libraries and Archives. " (PDF; use Adobe Reader)
http://www.amigos.org/preservation/disasterplan.pdf
Disaster Recovery Journal.
http://www.drj.com
Federally Declared Disasters by Calendar Year.
http://www.fema.gov/library/drcys.htm
FEMA Disaster Map.
http://www.fema.gov/disasters/
Library of Congress. "Emergency Drying Procedures for Water Damaged Collections. "
http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/emerg/dry.html
Northeast Document Conservation Center.
- "Disaster Planning, " Technical Leaflet 3.
  http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf33.htm
- "Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records ", Technical Leaflet 37
  http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf37.htm
SEFLIN Preservation and Conservation Committee. "Disaster Plans on the Internet. "
Originally http://seflin.org/preserv, current site is closest equivalent.
SOLINET. Preservation Services.
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/preservation_home.cfm
Stanford University Libraries, Preservation Department. CoOL: Conservation OnLine: Resources for Conservation Professionals.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu
- "Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance "
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-206.html
- "Mold: The Whole Picture "
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an23/an23-4/an23-402.html
United States Geological Survey-National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project.
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/eq/html/genmap.html
Western New York Library Resources Council. "Western New York Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Manual for Libraries and Archives. "
Originally online at http://www.wnylrc.org/pub/disman.htm

Page created 11 October 2001; maintained by Mary M. Finley
Content created as a Federal Depository Conference presentation handout in 2001 and has not been updated since 2001.

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