Resources listed by
Organization/Author
Selected Reprints issued by
Smithsonian Institution,
National Archives and Records Administration,
Library of Congress,
and National Park Service
- Trudy Huskamp Peterson
- Introduction
- Anonymous
- Forward
- Smithsonian Institution
- Smithsonian
Institution Staff Disaster Preparedness Procedures, prepared by
Office of Risk Management, October 1992, revised, October 1993
See also Smithsonian Institution
Archives below
- NARA
- Emergency
Salvage of Flood Damaged Family Papers, August 1993
- Peter Waters, The Library of Congress
- Procedures
for Salvage of Water Damaged Library Materials, extracts from
unpublished revised text, July 1993
- National Park Service
- Mold
and Mildew: Prevention of Microorganism Growth In Museum
Collections
Alaska State Museum
- Ellen Carlee
- Fire Suppression
Systems. Conservation Report, Ellen Carrlee for the Alaska State
Museum, May 2008
"Summary Recommendations: Due to the challenges we
have with various systems in this building (computers, pipes,
power outages etc.,) the asbestos issue, the degree to which we
strive to be prepared for water emergencies, and the limits of
technical assistance in Juneau, a wet pipe system is recommended
for the ASM collections storage. Luckily, it is one of the
least expensive fire suppression systems on the market, so it
would be wise to pursue the best quality product and
installation we can. We may want to consider the possibility of
a VESDA system for smoke detection. Comparisons of various
systems [are] listed"
American Institute for Conservation (AIC)
- National
Collections Emergency News
"The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) established this website to provide a centralized
repository of news and other information useful or those involved in efforts to preserve cultural material impacted
by the hurricane as well as related health and safety issues."
- Emergency Preparedness, Response, And
Recovery Committee
- AIC Disaster Recovery Page
-
The AIC Cultural Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a team of 60 trained conservators prepared to deploy in the event of a disaster and capable of coming in to an institution and provide advice and damage assessment.
AIC has an informational brochure (PDF) online
Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
What to Do About Your Home Movie Damage
(link verified 27 Apr 2009)
Society of Georgia Archivists
Shelter
from the Stormy Blast: A Guide to Disaster Recovery Services for
Georgia and the Southeast
(link verified 21 Jan 2011)
"Shelter from the Stormy Blast is intended for the use of libraries and archives, but records
repositories, museums, historical societies, and other agencies will also find resources
included with their needs in mind. As its subtitle indicates, Shelter from the Stormy Blast
has been prepared specifically for institutions in Georgia and the Southeast. However,
much of the material has general application and will be of use to institutions throughout
the United States.
"Originally, Shelter from the Stormy Blast grew out of
a disaster planning process conducted by the Preservation Committee of
the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE). It was
published by ARCHE and the Southeastern Library Network, Inc.
(SOLINET) in 1998.
The Bishop Museum
Disaster
Preparedness and Recovery for Works of Art on Paper (PDF -
link verified 21 Jan 2011)
California Preservation Clearinghouse (CPC) (links
verified 27 Apr 2009)
CPC's Emergency
Preparedness & Response section offers a Generic
Disaster Plan Workbook and a Library
Disaster Plan Template and information on running a Disaster
Plan Exercise
Global Museum
Disaster News
Real-time news 24 x 7
Heritage Preservation (links verified 27 Apr 2009)
The Heritage
Emergency National Task Force is co-sponsored by Heritage Preservation
and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Center for Great Lakes Culture (link verified 27
Apr 2009)
Center for Great Lakes
Culture Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance offers sample
disaster plans, and an excellent searchable database of disaster
supplies, experts, services, and other resources. There is a form
with contribute information to the database. While the majority of
the resources are from the Washington/Baltimore and Michigan areas
contributions from any area are welcome.
Kansas Historical Society
- Disaster
recovery page contains links to
Kansas Disaster Recovery Assistance
Network
"Most disasters are minor in nature effecting fewer than 250
volumes or 150 cubic feet of records. A roof leak, broken water
line or backed up floor drain could result in a minor disaster.
KDRAN encourages libraries and archives to maintain disaster caches
(drums) that will provide the materials needed to react to a minor
disaster at your institution."
National Archives and Records Administration (links
verified 27 Apr 2009)
Vital Records and Records Disaster
Mitigation and Recovery
This instructional guide addresses the identification
and protection of records containing information that Federal agencies
may need to conduct business under emergency operating conditions or to
protect the legal and financial rights of the Federal government and
the people it serves. This guide also recommends policies and
procedures that will allow agencies to assess the damage to and
implement the recovery of any of their records that may be affected by
an emergency or disaster.
National Network of Libraries of Medicine
(links verified 27 Apr 2009)
-
NNLM Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit
- NLM Emergency Preparedness and
Response Initiatives
- Rebuilding after Typhoon Sudal:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funds Yap State Hospital Medical Library
- The NN/LM National Emergency
Preparedness Project Baseline Assessment
Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC)
Formerly the Upper Midwest Conservation Association (UMCA)
Disaster response and recovery
services (link verified
21 Apr 2011)
The MACC staff is available during and after work hours to give immediate assistance with disaster recovery efforts. Institutions experiencing a collection disaster can contact MACC to consult on best practices to recover their collections.
During business hours call: 612-870-3128 or 612-870-3120.
The MACC staff is available 24 hours-a-day, 7 days a week to
give immediate assistance with disaster recovery efforts.
Institutions and individuals experiencing a collections disaster
can contact MACC to consult on the best practices to protect and
recover their collections.
Call the main phone number, 612-870-3120 and you will be directed
to a staff member immediately or to an after-hours emergency phone.
For non-urgent issues, MACC email is answered during the day. This
can also be an effective communication link to knowledgeable MACC
conservators. The main email for that contact is:
info@preserveart.org
National Park Service (NPS)
(links verified 27 Apr 2009)
- Museum
Handbook, Part I, Emergency Planning and Response, Chapter 10
- Primer
on Disaster Preparedness and Response
- Conserve
O Grams on disaster recovery
- 21/1 Health
and Safety Hazards Arising From Floods 2002
- 21/2 An
Emergency Cart for Salvaging Water-Damaged Objects 2002
- 21/3 Salvage
of Water-Damaged Collections:Salvage at a Glance 2002
- 21/4 Salvage
at a Glance,Part I:Paper Based Collections 2002
- 21/5 Salvage
at a Glance,Part II:Non-Paper Based Archival Collections
2002
- 21/6 Salvage at a Glance, Part III: Object
Collections 2002
- 21/7 Salvage
at a Glance, Part IV: Natural History Collections 2003
- 21/8 Salvage
at a Glance, Part V: Textiles 2003
- 21/9 Be
Prepared: Develop a Museum Emergency Operations Plan
- 21/10 Museum
Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency Telephone List
- 21/11 Museum
Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency "Flip Chart"
- 3/4 Mold and Mildew: Prevention
of Microorganism
Growth in Museum Collections 1993
- 3/5 Volcanic
Ash: Cleaning Museum Objects 1993
- 3/6 An
Insect Pest Control Procedure: The Freezing Process 1994
- 3/7 Monitoring
Insect Pests with Sticky Traps 1998
- 3/8 Controlling
Insect Pests: Alternatives to Pesticides 1998
- 3/9 Anoxic
Microenvironments: A Treatment for Pest Control 1999
NEDCC
- Disaster
Assistance
(link verified 21 Jan 2011)
- Includes a Hot Line to call in case of a
collection-threatening emergency, offering disaster assistance
day or night, seven days a week: 978-470-1010
"As part of its Field Service program, NEDCC offers an emergency assistance
program for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections.
NEDCC staff members are available 24 hours a day to provide telephone advice if
a disaster occurs. This service is provided at no charge thanks to a grant to
NEDCC from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). It does not normally
include on-site assistance.
Information provided includes advice on drying wet collections and dealing
with damage from fire, pests, or mold. Referrals to commercial disaster recovery
service providers experienced with library and archives collections can also be
provided."
- Protection from Loss: Water and Fire Damage, Biological Agents, Theft, and Vandalism
- An Introduction to Fire Detection, Alarm, and Automatic Fire Sprinklers
- Disaster Planning
- Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan
- Emergency Management Bibliography
- Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records
- Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs
- Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper
- Protecting Collections During Renovation
- Integrated Pest Management
- Collections Security: Planning and Prevention for Libraries and Archives
- dPlan: The Online Disaster-Planning
Tool
"A Free Template for Writing Disaster Plans. NEDCC and the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) have created dPlan,
a free online program to help institutions write comprehensive disaster
plans. dPlan provides an easy-to-use template that allows museums,
libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions of all sizes to
develop a customized plan ..."
- Costep: coordinated statewide emergency
preparedness
"The COSTEP Framework is a planning tool designed to bring together
cultural resource institutions with emergency management agencies and
first responders. It will provide a blueprint for preparing for area-wide
disasters and building alliances with federal, state, and local emergency
management agencies. COSTEP guides states through the process of planning
for a disaster"
National Park Service
The National Park Service's After the Flood: Emergency Stabilization
and Conservation Measures
New York University
Disaster
Plan Workbook
(link verified 27 Apr 2009)
Northern States Conservation Center
(link verified 27 Apr 2009)
NSCC's Emergency Preparedness
pages has info on planning and recovery, as well as info about the
A.R.K: A Recovery Kit.
Public Library Association
- Richard W. Boss
-
Disaster
Planning for Computers and Networks (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
ScreenSound
Australia National Screen and Sound Archive (links verified
27 Apr 2009)
-
Disaster
Prevention and Disaster Recovery Planning
-
First Aid for Fire Damaged Audio Visual Material
-
Fire Affected Video Tapes (PDF)
- Fire Affected Photographic
Materials (PDF)
- Fire Affected Audio
Materials (PDF)
SILDRN is a regional cooperative organization, formed in 1995 by
San Diego State University, California State University-San
Marcos, San Diego Public Library, University of San Diego, and
University of California-San Diego. Its purpose is to provide
mutual aid in preparing for and coping with disasters affecting
libraries and their collections.
Smithsonian Institution
Archives
Resources for natural disasters
(Link verified 27 Apr 2009)
University of Missouri Records Management
-
Information Disaster: A Guide for
Developing a Disaster Plan
-
How to Prepare and Implement a Disaster
Recovery Plan
-
Vital Records Protection Program
Guide: Disaster Recovery (DR) and Preparedness for Information Protection
UNESCO
(Links verified 27 Apr 2009)
- Vacuum
freeze-drying, a method used to salvage water-damaged archival and
library materials: a RAMP study with guidelines
- Floods in Europe: Damages to
libraries and archives
Western Association for Art Conservation (links verified 27 Apr 2009)
The Western Association for Art Conservation
(WAAC) has published a great deal of information on disaster
recovery and response. Searching
for terms such as flood*, disaster*, earthquake*,
etc. will yield valuable articles, among them:
- Geary W. Sikich
- 'All Hazards' Crisis Management
Planning
- Betty Walsh
- Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections:
A Second Glance. May 1997
- Salvage at a
Glance. may 1997
- Salvage
Operations for Water Damaged Collections. May 1988
- Barbara O. Roberts
- Fire
Suppression and Life without Halon
- Nicholas Artim
- Cultural
Heritage Fire Suppression Systems: Alternatives to Halon 1301
- An Introduction to
Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Part 1
- An Introduction to
Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Part II
- Bruce Kamerling
- Observations from a
Halon Fire Extinguishing System Test
- Elisabeth Cornu and Lesley Bone
- Seismic Disaster
Planning: Preventive Measures Make a Difference
LYRASIS (links verified
27 Apr 2009)
LYRASIS was formed in 2009 through the merger of SOLINET Pand PALINET
Case
Histories
- California State University, Northridge
- Oviatt
Library Quake Damage (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Willie M. Jones
- Trial by Tornado: One
records facility's response to a devastating tornado demonstrates
the necessity of a solid disaster recovery plan
(Infopro, March 2000, Volume 2, Number 1 page 37-39)
"In November 1998, around 2 a.m., a tornado swept through
Columbia, Missouri, in a matter of minutes. That morning, the
University of Missouri records management staff arrived at their
workplace to find broken windows and holes in the roof and walls.
Loading dock doors and entire trees were gone, ripped away by the
storm. The walls of the microfilm operations had been partially
knocked down and equipment lay scattered around the room. ...
"Fortunately, the records management staff had prepared a plan far
in advance of the storm. Without one, they would never have been
able to be up and running again so quickly. Whether the records are
electronic or paper, there is a lot of information to consider when
evaluating and grouping various record series for value, retention,
disposition, and protection in the event of disasters."
- TIC-TAC-Tornado.
Disaster Recovery Journal, Volume 12, Issue 2,
Spring 1999
An account of the response to the November 1998 tornado damage to a
records management facility at the University of Missouri System
Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) (links verified 27 Apr 2009)
-
Proceedings
of the 8th Annual
Federal Depository Library Conference, April 12-15, 1999
- Contents include:
- Mary M. Finley
-
Disaster Planning for Libraries: Lessons
from California State University,
Northridge
- Gail Fithian
- The
Aftermath of the Flood at the Boston Public Library: Lessons
Learned
- Fred C. Schmidt
- Disasters:
Plans, Clean-up, and Recovery_ The Colorado State Experience
- Joan Loftus
- Disasters:
Plans, Clean-up, and Recovery at Stanford University Libraries
- Proceedings
of the 9th Annual Federal Depository Library Conference, October
22-25, 2000
- Contents include:
- Stephen Henson
- Writing
the Disaster Response Plan: Going Beyond Shouting "Help! Help!"
- Stanford University Libraries
- Information on the February
1998 Flood
Other documents
- Søren Carlsen
- Effects of
Freeze Drying on Paper, presented at given at IADA Conference
1999. Powerpoint presentation and full text (PDF) available.
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Dartmouth College Library
- A
Simple Book Repair Manual: Air Drying Wet Books
(links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Walter Henry
- Outline for Flood Preparedness
Exercise focuses on flood response for Libraries (books, paper,
and non-print materials), with emphasis on physical handling of materials.
Feb. 1998
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Jan Lyall
- Disaster
Planning for Libraries and Archives: Understanding the Essential
Issue (Provenance: The Electronic Magazine, Vol.1,
No.2 March 1996).
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Kim Morris
- A
Vacuum Freeze Drier: Its Nice to Have One But ...
A Short Paper on the National Library's Vacuum Freeze Drier Nine Years
On
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
The National Library of Australia was among the first
Australian cultural institutions to investigate vacuum freeze drying
technology as a disaster recovery measure. It recognised a need for
local expertise to be developed in this area and purchased
a vacuum freeze drier in 1986.
Since then research and development and then several private drying
projects have seen the equipment used for only about one
third of its life. With cost effectiveness a prime Government
objective in the 1990s and changing work priorities there is pressure
on Federal and State cultural institutions to re assess their
involvement with low use equipment.
The paper reviews the history of the National Library's vacuum freeze
drier and discusses factors which may influence the
Library's future direction in this area.
- Shelley Reisman Paine
- Protocol for Emergencies
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- David Tremain
- Notes on Emergency Drying
of Coated Papers Damaged by Water
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Michael Trinkley
- Protecting Your Institution
From Wild Fires: Planning not to Burn and Learning to Recover
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- William Yobe & Associates
- Loss Recovery Guide with Standards
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
"The intention of the Loss Recovery Guide with Standards (LRGS) is to provide emergency response,
mitigation and restoration guidelines that help reduce the costs of processing a property claim in
public and private buildings, with its basis on the safety to life and property.
Other
disaster/emergency resources
(links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- AMIGOS
Preservation and Imaging Services: Disaster Planning and Recovery
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
"Assistance before, during and after an emergency. IPS is
available to assist your institution with planning activities and recovery
from damage caused by various emergency situations, including natural
disasters, fire, pipe leaks, mold and pest infestations, construction
accidents and vandalism. In the event of an emergency or its aftermath,
call IPS for information, guidance, referrals to local resources and
on- site assistance as required. For institutional disaster planning
activities, the IPS offers an "Emergency Preparedness and Recovery"
workshop. A basic disaster plan, bibliography and other information are
also available."
- Document
Reprocessors, a commercial service providing vacuum freeze-drying,
air and vacuum drying, and other services related to the recovery of
water and fire damaged materials. See especially their Tips page
- East Midlands Museum Service (EmmS)
"EmmS was founded in 1981, and incorporated as a
company in 1992. We are a registered charity which serves museums
of all types in the East Midlands region, operating in the historic
counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire,
Nottinghamshire and Rutland. We work closely with the new single regional
agency, East Midlands Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (EMMLAC).
"
Together, East Midlands museums will take a leading part in protecting
the region's inheritance for the benefit of present generations, and
as a continuing legacy for the future; in so doing, they will make an
important contribution to the region's educational, social, cultural
and economic life."
- Council of State Archivists Resource Center
Emergency
planning and response includes links
to resources organized by state. It includes sections on Continuity
of operations, Emergency
planning and response, and Records
disaster recovery vendors
Emergency planning and response"
- Midwest Freeze-Dry
Ltd., a commercial service offering freeze-drying as well as anoxic
treatments; pest control, deacidification, and biological
decontamination. Site includes online version of their newsletter
- Munters, a commercial
service offering desiccant dehumidifiers, dehumidification systems for
humidity control, water damage recovery and humidity control.
- ProText
(Disaster supplies for libraries, archives, museums, ReactPack, Rescube,
dehumidifiers, water diverters, disaster manuals)
- Vidipax has experience
recovering sound and image from tapes damaged by smoke and water
- EmergencyNet, Emergency
Response & Research Institute. EMS, Fire, Police emergency
services. EmergencyNet
News provides "24 hour News, information, analysis and coverage of
disasters and major emergency events."
- Risk Awareness Profiling
(RAPT)
"RAPT was developed by a team at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
in partnership with the Museum of London as part of the UK Government's
Renaissance in the Regions programme. RAPT is a simple and quick online
questionnaire--taking between thirty minutes and two hours to complete.
At the end of the assessment users are provided with a graphical profile
of risk awareness in their organisation. The profile uses a 'traffic
light' system to indicate tan organisations level of risk awareness.
RAPT also provides the user with comprehensive help that guides them to
existing sources that will enable them to improve their organisations
risk management.
The tool has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts
and practitioners, including leading museum risk specialist Jonathan
Ashley-Smith. This is the first tool to comprehensively measure risks
to your entire heritage asset. RAPT has been developed using a STEEPLED
scanning methodology which considers social, technological, economic,
environmental, political, legal, ethical, and demographic factors that
can affect business continuity and resilience."
- RiskList: Resources for the Risk Manager
- Natural Hazards
Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a national and
international
clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments
to hazards and disasters. Among the offerings are the Natural
Hazards Observer, and Disaster Research
- Florence, thirty years after
the flood (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- An online exhibition presented by Florence ART
News. Part of a special issue on the flood of November 4th 1966
- The Museum Security
Network (SECURMA) (links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- In addition to information on security and safety museume,
libraries, and archives, SECURMA has information on Fire
and fire protection and Safety plans
including:
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- ANBG's A Disaster Recovery Plan for
The Australian National Herbarium, Canberra
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- The
Australian Disaster Management Information Network (PDF) (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- California Department of
Water Resources, Division of Flood Management (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Provides a great amount of material concerning
flooding—including current flooding—in California, including maps,
satellite data, information about roads, etc.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre
(link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Although the focus of this resource is on environmental
conservation, it provides information about environmental emergencies
that can be of use to cultural institutions, archaeological and natural
history conservators, etc.
During "environmental
emergencies", such as major fires or oil spills, information is
needed rapidly to support the activities of those responsible for
coping with the problems that arise. WCMC has access to much of the
relevant information, and is in a position to retrieve it quickly and
distributed it to those concerned with planning measures to reduce
environmental damage....
- Earthquakes
- National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering,
Berkeley (NISEE) (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Images of Historical Earthquakes:
The Jan T. Kozak Collection (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Earthquake Image Information System (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- US Geological Survey (USGS) (links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- Hazards & Preparedness
- USGS Earthquake Hazards Program—Information by region
- Northern California
- Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
- Central & Eastern US
- Southern California
- World
- USGS
weekly seismicity reports
Professional Organizations and Certification
- Disaster
Management at Coventry University.
- The School offers the BSc Honours Degree in International Disaster Engineering and Management,
the BSC Honours Degree Development and Health in Disaster Management and
the MSc Degree in Disaster Management.
- Disaster Response Institute, International
(links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- DRII provides training
and certification in business continuity planning.
- Institute for Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
- IICRC is a professional organization that promotes standards and provides training, certification and research into
emergency recovery services, primarily focused on the building trades
- Restoration Industry Association (links verified
27 Apr 2009)
- The RIA, formerly the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration,
is the parent organization for a number of cleaning and restoration trades and
includes the National Institute on Disaster Response (NIDR).
- An
introduction to the Certified Restorer Program of the RIA
Bibliographic Resources
- Walter Henry
- A Brief Bibliography On
Disasters (link verified
27 Apr 2009)
Your contributions are needed
In order to make information on disaster preparedness and response
readily available, your help is needed. If you—or your
institution—have disaster plans, policies, guidelines and other
documents that would help another group prepare for or respond to
emergencies, please contribute them to Conservation OnLine. To
contribute, please get in touch with
Jacob Nadal
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