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Disaster bibliography | Web-mounted disaster plans and other useful sites

This is a highly selective listing of printed and electronic resources. Recommendations for additions or reports of dead links are welcome (please see email contact list on Disaster Group home page).

Disaster bibliography

  1. Anderson, Helen and McIntyre, John E. Planning Manual for Disaster Control in Scottish Libraries and Record Offices. Edinburgh: NLS, 1985.
  2. Revill, Don (ed). Working Papers on Disaster Management. SCONUL, 1995.
  3. Matthews, Graham and Eden, Paul. Disaster Management in British Libraries: project report with guidelines for library managers. [Library and Information Research Report 109]. British Library, 1996.
  4. Ashman, John. Disaster Planning for Library and Information Services., [Aslib Know How Series] London: Aslib, 1995.
  5. National Preservation Office. Keeping Our Words: the 1988 National Preservation Office Competition. NPO, 1988.
  6. Health and Safety Executive. Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, (SI 1999 no. 3242) London: TSO, 1999.
  7. Thorburn, Georgine. Library fire and flood - successful salvage, but beware of the cowboy., Aslib Information. February 1993, 21(2), p.76-8.
  8. Matthews, Graham. Disaster Management: controlling the plan. Managing Information. 1994, 1(7/8) pp.24-7.
  9. Carl, Pauline L. Crisis at Old York: how it affected the Library. New Jersey Libraries. 1995, 28(3) pp.9-11.
  10. Massie, Laura. Fire at New Madrid County Library. Show-Me Libraries. Fall 1993, 45(1) pp.22-23.
  11. Matthews, F.W. Dalhousie Fire. Canadian Library Journal. 1986, 43(4), pp.221-6.
  12. Moreau, M. Putting it back together: Los Angeles Central Library. Wilson Library Bulletin.1987, 61(7), pp.35-7.
  13. Feinstein, R. Recovering from disaster: the Agudath Israel Archive rebuilds. Judaica Librarianship. 1989/90, 5(1) pp.32-3.
  14. Schnare, R. Incendiary gilt: when your labels go up in smoke. Conservation Administration News. 1989, 36, pp.1-2
  15. Schnare, R. & Curtis, M. Fire aftermath and the recovery process. Conservation Administration News. 1989, 35, pp.1-2,22.
  16. Institute of Education, Library and Media Services, The Disaster Folder. June 1996.
  17. London Guildhall University, Academic Services, The Fawcett Library, The Fawcett Library Disaster Plan. Prepared by Christine Wise. 1995-6. Revised 1997.
  18. Manchester Metropolitan University. Library & North West Film Archive. Emergency Management Plan. 7th edition, 1998
  19. Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries. Disaster Reaction Procedures Policy. June 1995.
  20. Imperial College and Science Museum Libraries. Disaster Reaction Procedures Manual. June 1995.
  21. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. A Standard for Record Repositories on constitution and finance, staff, acquisition, access. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, 2nd edition, 1997.
  22. Disaster and after: the practicalities of information service in times of war and other catastrophes. Proceedings of an international conference sponsored by IGLA (The International Group of the Library Association), University of Bristol, UK, 4-6 September 1998. University of Bristol. 1999.
  23. Ross, S. Digital archaeology: rescuing neglected and damaged resources: a JISC/NPO study within the Electronic Libraries (eLib) Programme on the preservation of electronic materials. London, Library and Information technology Centre, South Bank University, 1999. ELib studies, P2.
  24. Greenstein, D.I. A strategic framework for creating and preserving digital resources. London, Library and Information technology Centre, South Bank University, 1998. ELib studies, P3.
  25. Yorke, S. Strategies for the records manager. Records Management Bulletin (83) Dec 97, p. 13-16
  26. McIntyre, J.E. A dual approach to risk management. Liber Quarterly: the journal of European Research Libraries, 8 (4) 1998, p.448-57
  27. Schlicke, P. Disaster Management. Information Management Report. Mar. 1998, p.11-15.
  28. Serials Librarian 36 (3/4) 1999, p.363-82
  29. Myles, B. The impact of a library flood on computer operations. Computers in libraries. 20 (1) Jan 2000, p.44-6.
  30. Patkus, B.L. Collections security: the preservation perspective. Journal of library administration. 25 (1) 1998, p.67-89.
  31. Benson, A.C. Building a secure library system. Computers in Libraries 18 (3) Mar 1998, p.24-9.
  32. British Standards Institution. Recommendations for the storage and exhibition of archival documents. BS5454:2000. London: BSI, 2000.
  33. National Preservation Office. Guide to preservation microfilming. London: National Preservation Office, 2000.

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Web-mounted disaster plans and other useful sites

(for contact details for disaster recovery companies go to Disaster Recovery Specialists in the Preparedness section)

  1. University of California at Berkeley Library Handbook for Emergency Response.
  2. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Disaster Plan.
  3. Northwestern University Library Abridged Disaster Handbook.
  4. Western New York Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Manual for Libraries and Archives, revised edition 1996.
  5. National Library of Australia Collection Disaster Plan.
  6. Illinois State University Libraries Disaster Plan.
  7. University of Pittsburgh, University Library System Disaster Plan revised edition 2000 [No longer on WWW].
  8. European Commission on Preservation and Access.
  9. European Commission on Preservation and Access. A virtual exhibition of the ravages of dust, water, moulds, fungi, bookworms and other pests.
  10. COOL.
  11. Library of Congress Preservation Directorate.
  12. McCracken, Peter (1995). Disaster planning in museums and libraries: a critical literature review. School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  13. University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Robinson Library, Disaster Control Plan, revised edition 1998.
  14. Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. An excellent site chronicling the recovery from the 1997 floods, lessons learnt, coping with the press and with emotional reactions to loss.
  15. ALA Disaster Response: a selected annotated bibliography.
  16. Arts and Humanities Data Service Digital Preservation site. A site dedicated to the preservation of digital media.
  17. CILIP Rare Books Group. Theft of Books and Manuscripts from Libraries: an advisory code of conduct for booksellers and librarians.
  18. Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association (ABA).
  19. National Preservation Office. Guidance for exhibiting archive and library materials.
  20. East Midlands Museums Service emergency manual.
  21. UK and Ireland Blue Shield Organisation.
  22. American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works.
  23. National Library of Canada emergency planning and response guide.
  24. University of Northumbria library disaster control plan.
  25. University of Cambridge library disaster control plan.
  26. Safeguarding heritage at risk: disaster management in United Kingdom archives, libraries and museums.

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