Library as Safe Haven
Library as Safe Haven

Author: Deborah D. Halsted

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1555709737

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Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services.

Preparing for Emergencies and Disasters
Preparing for Emergencies and Disasters

Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center

Publisher: Association of Research Libr

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13:

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Comprises excerpts from committee reports, manuals, plans, and case histories; and includes documents on; (1) disaster preparedness, (Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and University of Rochester); (2) protecting people and property, (Northwestern University, John Crerar Library, Cornell University, and University of Houston); (3) salvaging library materials, (New York Public Library, McMaster University, University of California-Riverside, and the National Library of Medicine); and (4) three case studies: The Memorial Day Steam Cleaning" (Northwestern University), "Report on the July 11, 1976 Flood" (Cornell University), and an excerpt from the Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report" (Stanford University).

Building an Emergency Plan
Building an Emergency Plan

Author:

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2000-02-03

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 089236551X

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Building an Emergency Plan provides a step-by-step guide that a cultural institution can follow to develop its own emergency preparedness and response strategy. This workbook is divided into three parts that address the three groups generally responsible for developing and implementing emergency procedures—institution directors, emergency preparedness managers, and departmental team leaders—and discuss the role each should play in devising and maintaining an effective emergency plan. Several chapters detail the practical aspects of communication, training, and forming teams to handle the safety of staff and visitors, collections, buildings, and records. Emergencies covered include natural events such as earthquakes or floods, as well as human-caused emergencies, such as fires that occur during renovation. Examples from the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, the Museo de Arte Popular Americano in Chile, the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut, and the Seattle Art Museum show how cultural institutions have prepared for emergencies relevant to their sites, collections, and regions.

Repairing Your Flooded Home
Repairing Your Flooded Home

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Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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When in doubt, throw it out. Don't risk injury or infection. 2: Ask for help. Many people can do a lot of the cleanup and repairs discussed in this book. But if you have technical questions or do not feel comfortable doing something, get professional help. If there is a federal disaster declaration, a telephone "hotline" will often be publicized to provide information about public, private, and voluntary agency programs to help you recover from the flood. Government disaster programs are there to help you, the taxpayer. You're paying for them; check them out. 3: Floodproof. It is very likely that your home will be flooded again someday. Floodproofing means using materials and practices that will prevent or minimize flood damage in the future. Many floodproofing techniques are inexpensive or can be easily incorporated into your rebuilding program. You can save a lot of money by floodproofing as you repair and rebuild (see Step 8).

Disciplines for the Inner Life
Disciplines for the Inner Life

Author: Bob Benson

Publisher: Deeper Life Ministries, Incorporated

Published: 2000-01

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 9780967772509

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This powerful devotional aid has been called a perennial classic. The format offers readings from 176 books, 52 hymns, and 141 different writers that helps to develop and cultivate personal worship. The authors, Bob and Michael Benson, turned to their years of devotion of the study of the Scriptures and readings to the rich traditions of spiritual aids to spiritual growth used throughout Christian history and across the centuries. This is a devotional that has stood the test of time and continues to touch lives deeply

Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning

Author: Kay C. Goss

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1998-05

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 078814829X

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Meant to aid State & local emergency managers in their efforts to develop & maintain a viable all-hazard emergency operations plan. This guide clarifies the preparedness, response, & short-term recovery planning elements that warrant inclusion in emergency operations plans. It offers the best judgment & recommendations on how to deal with the entire planning process -- from forming a planning team to writing the plan. Specific topics of discussion include: preliminary considerations, the planning process, emergency operations plan format, basic plan content, functional annex content, hazard-unique planning, & linking Federal & State operations.