On 7/11/06, Scott, Paul (FPM) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Patrick Ngulube asked about the views of this Listserv as to whether > disaster preparedness should be a major concern for public librarians. > > In my professional opinion, it is a "major concern" only if you want > your institution to survive. > here are links to various disasters involving libraries Tropical Storm Alison 2001 http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/special/01/flood/index.html University of Hawaii Library Flood 2004 http://www.hawaii.edu/ala/flood.php Heritage Preservation http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/taskfer.htm State Library and Archives of Florida http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/disasterrecovery/ -- Peter Kurilecz CRM CA Richmond, Va A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>