Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources: Librarians

This resource guide offers resources for libraries of all sizes and types. It contains information on organizations that can provide disaster assistance; disaster recovery resources available online; and a bibliography of print resources.

Features links to disaster management websites geared to libraries, as well as a select bibliography.

Risk management, preparedness (including continuity planning), response and recovery. Provides links to publications on salvaging water damaged materials, preservation of library materials and information based on difference scenarios.

Compiled by the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation. Features links to disaster plan workbooks, salvage of water damaged collections and mold/mildew remediation.

Online disaster planning template for libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other collection-holding institutions.

Website for Heritage Preservation's Emergency National Task Force. Features links to disaster preparedness and recovery resources, salvaging wet books and streaming videos geared towards libraries and other cultural institutions.

Includes Procedures for Salvage of Water-Damaged Library Materials,Library of Congress, extracts from unpublished revised text, by Peter Waters, July 1993. Recommendations for cleaning, removal, packing, vacuum and freeze drying.