Description:

It is likely that disaster will strike your library or archives, disrupting services and causing damage to the collection and building. Is your institution prepared to handle both minor incidents and large-scale emergencies? Fire, smoke, flooding, burst or leaking pipes, and a host of other disasters can damage collections. To prevent unnecessary loss of materials, library and archives staff must be prepared to execute a salvage and response operation. This requires that staff is knowledgeable and experienced with salvage options and drying techniques.

Through discussion and hands-on experience, this class focuses on the initial response to a disaster. The first half of the class examines key issues in disaster recovery and emphasizes the skills and procedures necessary to execute a recovery operation, including techniques and options for water damage; air-drying books; separating and drying manuscripts, microforms, and photographic materials; rinsing muddy materials, and packing out wet items to send to a disaster recovery vendor.

The second part of this one-day class features a mock disaster recovery exercise where participants will apply the skills learned in the morning to pack out, sort, and make decisions about drying options for a large collection of water damaged books, records, photographs, and magnetic media.

Intended Audience:

This class is designed for staff members interested in gaining experience in the recovery and salvage of water damaged library materials.

Notes:

This class is only offered as a contract.  For more information about contracting this class, please contact Erica Waller.

Associated Training Tracks:

Disaster Prevention and Response Track

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Related Items:

This class is part of the Disaster Prevention and Response Track. Other classes in this track are:

Disaster Preparedness(core)
Developing a Disaster Plan(core)
Fire Safety for Cultural Institutions(core)
Demystifying Mold(elective)
Demystifying Mold(live online) (elective)
Disaster Recovery for Museums(elective)
Emergency 911(elective)
Hurricane Preparedness(elective)
Preservation and Salvage of Audiovisual Materials(elective)
Security Alert: How to Protect People, Property, and Collections(elective)
Risk Management: Knowing Your Responsibilities(core)

Registration:

You may register for a class using one of two methods:
Online Ordering:  Click on the "Register" tab and login or create an account to register.

PDF Form:  Print out the registration form and fax it to LYRASIS at 404.892.7879.