[OPLINLIST] Disaster planning hints?

[Shelley Bylica]

David,

I am also working on a disaster plan/manual for my library as well. I have
already done a lot of reading and research. 

I read your email and think: Potential water damage. Old wiring = fire
potential. I might be wrong, but that's my first impression. 

Webjunction has great materials.
http://www.webjunction.org/disaster-planning. 

I was also glancing in a Gaylord catalogue at items for Emergency response
kits and Materials Salvage Kit. Therein, there was mention about Dplan -- an
online disaster-planning template prepared by the Northeast Document
Conservation Center (NEDCC) and the development of which was funded by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Something free/nonprofit
mentioned in a commercial catalogue? I'm not sure what to think yet, though
it does indeed sound authoritative. Have you encountered this before?

Any one else working on disaster plans? Was there any consensus on using
Color codes in libraries to announce emergencies? 

I forget if it was at the state or national level, I remember some talk
about a platform to share library publications. Wouldn't it be interesting
if disaster plans were shared through such a platform? And tagged per
characteristics of the institutions it affects. Ie: High ground, small
libraries, tornadoes. OR: flood prone, large library, blizzards. If anyone
has heard of this, please let me know. 

David, I appreciate your post.

OPLINLIST: I appreciate your feedback.

Happy New Year!

Shelley B. 




Shelley Bylica
Public Services Librarian,
Marvin Memorial Library
419-347-5576 ext1


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Hello all,

Our library is beginning the process of creating a disaster plan.  Has
anyone else out there done this and have any tips that you're willing to
share?  A quick look at the list archives doesn't show much discussion of
the topic over the last few years.

In particular, does anyone have plans that talk about problems caused by
sprinkler systems?  We're renovating, and while we used to be
grandfathered out of the requirement to have sprinklers, we are now
ungrandfathered.

Thanks in advance!

David Allen
Coordinator, Cataloging and Acquisitions
Cuyahoga Falls Library
330-928-2117
www.cuyahogafallslibrary.org


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