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Disaster Planning Information

Disaster Planning and Delivery

• Write a Disaster Plan
• Build a team
• Practice disaster drills
• Revise and update the plan
• Prepare lists and contact information to be kept both at the library and off-site.
• Put the Plan to Work
• Contact staff
• Assess damage
• Prioritize actions

• Library of Congress Preservation Emergency Preparedness http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emergprep/prepare.html
• Heritage Emergency National Task Force http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TASKFER.HTM
• FEMA http://www.fema.gov/
• Regional Alliance for Preservation http://www.rap-arcc.org/
• American Library Association. “Library Fact Sheet 10–Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography.” http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=libraryfactsheet&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=25420