disaster
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 5
Posted by Alix on 8 March, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 5 Collect Recovery Procedures
If you have been following along; you have assessed the potential [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 4
Posted by Alix on 22 February, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, Uncategorized, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 4 Assess Salvage Priorities
In step 3 you were asked to identify essential services; the functions [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 3 Identify Essential Services
Posted by Alix on 8 February, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every two weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plans by MayDay 2010.
In step 1, you began gathering information about your cultural institution’s current state of readiness and [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 2
Posted by Alix on 25 January, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010. To review previous steps simply search mayday.
Step 2 Assessment
You began gathering existing information and organizing [...]
Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010 Step 1
Posted by Alix on 11 January, 2010 in Librarians, Preservation, disaster
LYRASIS Preservation Services will be publishing easy steps that you can take to complete your Disaster Plan. A new step will be presented every 2 weeks. If you follow each step you will have a Disaster Plan by MayDay 2010.
Step 1: Planning
With a new year come resolutions and goals. You are anxious to get started [...]
Information Institute Launches Web Portal to Facilitate Public Library Hurricane Preparedness and Response
Posted by Alicia on 9 June, 2009 in Library News, Preservation, Public Libraries, disaster
The Information Use Management & Policy Institute (Information Institute) directed by Charles R. McClure, Francis Eppes Professor at the College of Information, Florida State University (FSU) has officially launched its web portal: Hurricane Preparedness and Response for Florida Public Libraries. The portal provides a wealth of information and resources for public librarians and others to [...]
Hurricane Season is Here–Are You Ready?
Posted by Alicia on 9 June, 2009 in Preservation, disaster
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasters say a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely for 2009, with a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5). With 35 million people living [...]
Save on Disaster Resources for MayDay
Posted by Alicia on 29 April, 2009 in Preservation, disaster
Heritage Preservation’s award-winning, essential disaster resources – the Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel and Field Guide to Emergency Response – are on sale in their Bookstore from April 15 through May 31 in celebration of MayDay 2009. To place an order of 10 or more or to pay with a check or purchase order, call [...]
Lyrasis Preservation 2008 Huricane Survey Summary
Posted by Alicia on 13 April, 2009 in Preservation, disaster
In early 2009, Lyrasis surveyed over 2300 members to assess their preparedness and response during the 2008 hurricane season. We received over 290 responses (around 12%) from members in ten southeastern states.
Most respondents indicated that they felt prepared or very prepared for hurricanes or tropical storms, and a majority felt as prepared – or more [...]
Congratulations to LSU-Alexandria
Posted by Kara on 5 March, 2009 in Awards, Grants, Preservation, disaster
Not only were they awarded a 2008 NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for disaster training, but their narrative was posted as one of the sample narratives on the NEH website. LSU-Alexandria will receive two days of disaster preparedness and response training from SOLINET staff and will use that knowledge to write a disaster plan that will [...]