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Posted by Molly Roberts on November 11th, 2016
Posted in: General
The GMR Lake Effects Webinar “Disaster Preparedness and Planning” was recorded on Oct. 31 and is now available on YouTube.
University of Iowa Head of Preservation & Conservation Nancy Kraft spoke about how to formulate an emergency preparedness plan for any library, large or small. Below is an annotated list of Nancy’s talking points that link to the YouTube video.
2:03 — What is a disaster preparedness?
3:03 — Reasons for assessing risk
3:25 — Conducting a site survey/walkthrough
4:22 — Potential Hazards or threats
8:22 — Identifying key players
13:54 — Prioritizing your collection
15:20 — Collection environment/protecting
17:48 — Getting started with your plan
22:33 — Authority and Delegation
24:01 — Field Guide to Emergency Response, Salvage wheel
26:22 — Council of State Archivists Toolkit
27:21 — dplan.org
28:29 — Trunk tool kits / React Pak
31:03 — Packing, air drying, and cleaning supplies
35:34 — Staff training and prep
37:50 — Packing wet books
39:38 — Funding sources and resources
45:36 — Generic public library collections?
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