Disaster planning, response and recovery
Planning and disaster preparedness
These links are provided to assist libraries in developing local plans for disaster preparedness:
- ALIA Disaster Recovery Collaborative Response
- ALIA Guide to Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery for libraries
- Library Disaster Plan Template - California Preservation Program
- MayDay : Annual campaign to raise awareness of the issue of disaster preparedness among libraries, museums, galleries, archives and other cultural heritage sites
- Disaster Planning for Libraries and Archives: Understanding the Essential Issues (1993)
- Disaster – are you prepared? (1999)
- Emergency preparedness for libraries by J. B. Todaro. Lanham, Md.:
Government Institutes, 2009
Response and recovery
After a disaster there is a limited time to deal with damaged materials. These links may be of some assistance:
- Drying a wet book - State Library of NSW Collection Preservation & Storage Branch
- Dealing with mould - State Library of NSW Collection Preservation & Storage Branch
- Freezing water damaged and insect infested collections – State Library of Queensland
- Recovery of water damaged collections – State Library of Queensland
- Salvaging water damaged collections - State Library of Queensland
- If you have specific enquiries please contact the Collection Preservation & Storage Branch at the State Library of NSW
