Subject: ALCTS announces webinars on Disaster Preparedness
From: pbluh_at_umaryland.edu
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:55:51 -0400 (EDT)
ALCTS Announces Three Webinars on Disaster Preparedness presented by
Nancy Kraft:
May 12, 2010 - Disaster Preparedness and Planning
Are you prepared for a disaster to your collection? According to the
Heritage Health Index Report issued by Heritage Preservation in
partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 78% of us
are not prepared, putting over 1.6 billion items at risk in our
libraries in the U.S. Preparedness is of utmost importance in the event
of a disaster, large or small. Learn about the fundamentals of emergency
planning which include identifying key players, assessing risks,
establishing collection priorities, and other preparations for
protection of your collections. Kraft will discuss tools available for
and give tips on overcoming roadblocks to writing a disaster plan.
Lessons learned in this session can be applied to any size institution.
June 9, 2010 - Disaster Response
Once a disaster strikes the knee-jerk reaction is to rush in and save
everything. Rushing in without advance planning puts collections at risk
of more damage and staff at risk of injury. This session discusses
managing a disaster situation and salvaging collections. Topics covered
include assessment and planning, working with a vendor and volunteers,
handling public relations, and managing collection salvage. A single
building incident will be used as a case study to illustrate the
implementation of a disaster response effort. Lessons learned in this
presentation can be applied to disasters large or small no matter the
size of the institution.
August 18, 2010 - Continuity of Operations (COOP) After a Disaster
Ever thought about what would happen if a disaster struck your
institution? Would patrons continue to have access to your online
catalog and other e-resources? Will staff continue to be employed? The
ultimate goal of any disaster-affected organization is to remain
operational. This session will discuss the steps one should take before
a disaster to insure continuity of operations and give examples of how
institutions continued their services in the aftermath of the Iowa
floods of 2008. Lessons learned in this session can be applied to any
size institution.
Nancy is the Head of Preservation at the University of Iowa Libraries
where she is responsible for directing the preservation and conservation
of the library collections at the University of Iowa. In 2009 she
received the Midwest Archives Conference Presidents’ Award for her
extraordinary work following the historic levels of flooding that struck
Iowa in the summer of 2008. Kraft has assisted in many disaster
recoveries, large and small, including the Iowa Floods of 1993 and 2008,
the University of Iowa Old Capitol fire, the water soaked State
Historical Society of Iowa building, and a mold outbreak in the Law
Library’s rare book room. Kraft, a past President of the Iowa Library
Association, is also active in the American Library Association where
she served as Chair of the Preservation and Reformatting Section of the
Library Collections & Technical Services Division, 2005-2006.
All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm Eastern, 1pm
Central, noon Mountain, and 11am Pacific Time.
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To Register, complete the online registration format
http://www.tinyurl.com/alctsregistration
Fees: Individuals - ALCTS Members: $39; Non-Members: $49
Group Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $99
The fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording.
For questions about registration, contact Tom Ferren, ALA Senior
Registration Coordinator at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4293 or tferren_at_ala.org.
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Pamela Bluh
Associate Director for Technical
Services & Administration
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
University of Maryland
School of Law
501 West Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-1768
410-706-2736
410-706-2372 FAX
pbluh_at_umaryland.edu
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