E.H. Butler Library Disaster Preparedness Plan. Revised 1991.

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contents E.H. Butler Library Disaster Preparedness Plan. Revised 1991. Accident Prevention Administrative Policy College Libraries Emergency Programs Fire Insurance Fire Protection Higher Education Library Materials Organizational Objectives The plan presented in this revised manual is designed to minimize the potential for disaster in the E. H. Butler Library at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and to minimize damage to materials in the event of a disaster. It contains emergency instructions, evacuation procedures, a disaster contact list, and information on salvage priorities, prevention, protection, response, recovery, rehabilitation, disaster team responsibilities, insurance, disaster supplies and equipment, and off-campus suppliers. It also includes procedures for handling damaged materials that have been tried and accepted by many conservators and institutions concerned with the safety and care of library materials. Appendixes include the floor plan for the first floor; the procedures for handling damaged books and records (i.e., air drying, dehumidification, freezer drying, vacuum thermal-drying, and vacuum freeze-drying); and a form for recording disaster recovery activities for the library collections. (MAB)
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spellingShingle E.H. Butler Library Disaster Preparedness Plan. Revised 1991.
Accident Prevention
Administrative Policy
College Libraries
Emergency Programs
Fire Insurance
Fire Protection
Higher Education
Library Materials
Organizational Objectives
E.H. Butler Library Disaster Preparedness Plan. Revised 1991. Accident Prevention Administrative Policy College Libraries Emergency Programs Fire Insurance Fire Protection Higher Education Library Materials Organizational Objectives The plan presented in this revised manual is designed to minimize the potential for disaster in the E. H. Butler Library at the State University of New York College at Buffalo, and to minimize damage to materials in the event of a disaster. It contains emergency instructions, evacuation procedures, a disaster contact list, and information on salvage priorities, prevention, protection, response, recovery, rehabilitation, disaster team responsibilities, insurance, disaster supplies and equipment, and off-campus suppliers. It also includes procedures for handling damaged materials that have been tried and accepted by many conservators and institutions concerned with the safety and care of library materials. Appendixes include the floor plan for the first floor; the procedures for handling damaged books and records (i.e., air drying, dehumidification, freezer drying, vacuum thermal-drying, and vacuum freeze-drying); and a form for recording disaster recovery activities for the library collections. (MAB)
title E.H. Butler Library Disaster Preparedness Plan. Revised 1991.
topic Accident Prevention
Administrative Policy
College Libraries
Emergency Programs
Fire Insurance
Fire Protection
Higher Education
Library Materials
Organizational Objectives
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED338252