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Fire, water, mold, construction problems, power-outages mishaps like these can not only bring library services to a grinding halt, but can also destroy collections and even endanger employees. Preparing for the unexpected is the foundation of a library s best response. Expert Kahn comes to the rescue with this timely update of the best step-by-step, how-to guide for preparing and responding to all types of library disasters. This completely revised third edition offers * Quick and efficient guidance for creating protocols and response plans tailored to your own institution * Pointers for handling all kinds of library materials when damaged * The last information on preparing for technology recovery * Up-to-date information on prevention equipment and materials * Dozens of reproducible checklists and forms, and a comprehensive list of resources Kahn s guide gives libraries the tools they need to face any emergency, no matter the size or scope.

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

Libraries are in a unique position to aid communities during times of adversity, and this comprehensive handbook's practical tools and expert guidance will help ensure that your library is thoroughly prepared for emergency response and recovery.

Keep your cultural resources safe for generations to come! Culled from papers presented at a Library of Congress symposium in October 2000, The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources: To Preserve and Protect examines the challenges you face in preserving and safeguarding your library's resources. Twenty-two leading library and archival professionals address critical issues on the preservation and security of collections in cultural property institutions, including libraries, museums, and archives. The book explores the connections between physical security and the preservation of our cultural heritage. The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources identifies the risks involved in preserving cultural resources and presents effective strategies for security. The book guides you through the process of evaluating preservation and security programs, budgeting costs, determining the right amount of facilities security, meeting the challenge of preserving digital information, and coping with the negative effects of theft and vandalism. The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources focuses on four keys that are central to safeguarding your heritage assets: physical security—protection from theft, mutilation, damage by water, fire, etc., with strategies used by the Library of Congress and other major libraries preservation—protection from deterioration through conservation and reformatting, using examples from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, and other institutions bibliographic control—knowing what your library has inventory control—knowing where your collections are The Strategic Stewardship of Cultural Resources: To Preserve and Protect also examines the FBI's Art Theft Program, national and institutional requirements for preservation funding, and measuring the effect of environmental elements (temperature, humidity, etc.) on your collection. The book is an essential resource for library, archive, and museum directors, preservation officers, security professionals, curators, and archivists. Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction CULTURAL HERITAGE AT RISK: TODAY'S STEWARDSHIP CHALLENGE Chapter 1. Stewardship: The Janus Factor Chapter 2. Learning to Blush: Librarians and the Embarrassment of Experience AS STRONG AS ITS WEAKEST LINK: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR A SECURITY PROGRAM Chapter 3. As Strong As Its Weakest Link: The Human Element Chapter 4. Developing a Plan for Collections Security: The Library of Congress Experience Chapter 5. Creating a Culture of Security in the University of Maryland Libraries THE BIG PICTURE: PRESERVATION STRATEGIES IN CONTEXT Chapter 6. Building a National Preservation Program: National Endowment for the Humanities Support for Preservation Chapter 7. Safeguarding Heritage Assets: The Library of Congress Planning Framework for Preservation Chapter 8. Taking Care: An Informed Approach to Library Preservation THE SILVER LINING: COPING WITH THEFT, VANDALISM, DETERIORATION, AND BAD PRESS Chapter 9. Picking Up the Pieces: The Lengthy Saga of a Library Theft Chapter 10. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Art Theft Program Chapter 11. The Silver Lining: Recovering from the Shambles of a Disaster BUILDING THE BUDGET: PROMOTING YOUR PROGRAM AND MEETING FUNDING DEMANDS FOR PRESERVATION AND SECURITY Chapter 12. Funding for Preservation: The Strengths of Our Past Chapter 13. Securing Preservation Funds: National and Institutional Requirements Chapter 14. Strategies for Funding Preservation and Security UNDERSTANDING SUCCESS: MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESERVATION AND SECURITY PROGRAMS Chapter 15. Measuring the Effectiveness of Preservation and Security Programs at the Library of Congress Chapter 16. Measuring Environmental Quality in Preservation ELECTRONIC INFORMATION AND DIGITIZATION: PRESERVATION AND SECURITY CHALLENGES Chapter 17. Preservation, Security, and Digital Content Chapter 18. The Coming Crisis in Preserving Our Digital Cultural Heritage Chapter 19. Electronic Information and Digitization: Preservation and Security Challenges PEOPLE, BUILDINGS, AND COLLECTIONS: INNOVATIONS IN SECURITY AND PRESERVATION Chapter 20. Making the Library of Congress Secure: Innovation and Collaboration Chapter 21. What Can We Afford to Lose? Chapter 22. National Research Libraries and Protection of Cultural Resources Conclusion Notes Contributors Index Reference Notes Included

When materials aren t available due to deterioration, missing pages, disconnected covers, or other problems, it can be frustrating for users and librarians alike. The answer is to provide appropriate care for the collection from the outset, while also guiding staff on making needed repairs. In Preservation and Conservation, two experts show library administrators and decision makers optimal collection preservation techniques, what it takes to set up a conservation work area, and safe ways to mount a small exhibit. In between, those responsible for repairs will find easily learned, illustrated, step-by-step instructions to repair and conserve books and documents. Appendixes include care of photographs as well as lists of suppliers, and additional resources.

Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library collects best practices for the acquisition, preservation, storage, and cataloging of comics, particularly single-issue (or floppy) comics, within the special collections units of academic library collections.

Are you prepared? Whether you work with a special collection in a local archive or museum, in a large national library or managing records for the NHS, an emergency plan is critical to your organisation's future. Dadson draws on a decade of experience and award-winning training in this essential practical toolkit, enabling you to respond quickly and effectively to flood, fire and other emergencies. Expert advice is interwoven with cross-sectoral and international case studies drawn from high profile and smaller and medium sized organisations offering a breadth of relevant experience and advice. Regardless of your time or cost constraints this text will outline exactly how to minimise risk, tackle real emergencies and ensure business continuity. Each chapter guides you through the essentials including: an introduction to emergency planning in the information and heritage sectors; getting started on your plan; alarm raising and incident containment; the recovery operation; salvaging collections critical documents such as priority lists, floorplans and disaster kits; business continuity and IT recovery; ensuring the plan's efficacy; risk management and disaster prevention. This is the ultimate resource for all those who work with collections in libraries, archives, museums and historic houses internationally, whether large or small. It's also an invaluable tool for those working with records, in councils or with the NHS. Lastly it offers a concise introduction to emergency planning and response for international students of LIS.

Libraries are constantly at risk.Every day, many libraries and their collections are damaged by fire, flooding, high winds, power outages, and criminal behaviour.Every library needs a plan to protect its staff, sites and collections, including yours.

As libraries depend more and more on technology to provide essential services, they need to create a comprehensive response and recovery plan in the event of floods, fire, or other natural-- or man made-- disasters. This guide includes lessons learned from successful efforts in providing digital continuity and recovering from a variety of situations.