Disaster Preparedness, Response and Salvage Selected Resources
1. Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness
Amigos Library Services
“A Disaster Plan for Libraries and Archives” (PDF)
http://www.amigos.org/files/disasterplan_template.pdf
“Facilities Assessment” (PDF)
http://www.amigos.org/preservation/fac_assess.pdf
COnservation OnLine (CoOl)
“Disaster Plans” (examples of plans from a variety of repositories)
http://cool-palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/plans/
National Park Service (U. S.)
Conserve O Gram. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
21/1 Health and Safety Hazards Arising From Floods
21/9 Be Prepared: Develop a Museum Emergency Operations Plan
21/10 Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency Telephone List
21/11 Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency "Flip Chart"
NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Toolkit (National Network of Libraries of
Medicine) http://dtw2t.wordpress.com/category/disaster-planning/
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Preservation Leaflets (for complete listing, see: http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php)
Section 3: Emergency Management
3.1 Protection from Loss: Water and Fire Damage, Biological Agents, Theft, and
Vandalism
3.2 An Introduction to Fire Detection, Alarm, and Automatic Fire Sprinklers
3.3 Disaster Planning
3.4 Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan
Disaster Planning (dPlan). “A free template for writing disaster plans.”
http://www.nedcc.org/services/disaster.dplan.php
COSTEP: Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness. “A planning tool designed to bring
together cultural resource institutions with emergency management agencies and first responders
… blueprint for preparing for area-wide disasters and building alliances with federal, state, and
local emergency management agencies.” http://www.nedcc.org/services/disaster.costep.php
Southeastern Library Services Network (SOLINET)
“Disaster Prevention and Planning”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Disaster%20Resources/Disaster%20Prevention%20and%20P
lanning.aspx
“Disaster Prevention and Protection Checklist” (PDF)
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Disaster%20Prev
ention%20Checklist.aspx
“Disaster Planning Process”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Disaster%20Plan
ning%20Process.aspx
“Contents of a Disaster Plan”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Contents%20of%
20a%20Disaster%20Plan.aspx
“In-House Supply Stockpile Checklist”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Inhouse%20Supp
ly%20Checklist.aspx
2. Disaster Response and Collection Salvage Source Materials
American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works (AIC)
“Disaster Response and Recovery”
http://aic.stanford.edu/library/online/disaster/index.html
AIC-CERT Rapid Response for Cultural Institutions
“The mission of AIC-CERT is to respond to the needs of cultural institutions during emergencies
and disasters through coordinated efforts with first responders, state agencies, vendors and the
public.” http://aic.stanford.edu/news/AIC-CERT.pdf (brochure).
Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)
AMIA Hurricane Relief: What to Do About Your Home Movie Damage
http://aic.stanford.edu/news/AIC-CERT.pdf (includes links to FAQ and film labs in the U.S.)
Salvaging Flooded Videotapes
http://amia.typepad.com/home_movie_recovery/video_damage_recovery/
Canadian Conservation Institute
Technical Bulletin series
Not available online. Ordering information:
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/tb/index_e.aspx
Iraci, Joe, “Disaster Recovery of Modern Information Carriers: Compact Discs, Magnetic
Tapes, and Magnetic Disks” (Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2002)
(Technical Bulletin No. 25).
Iraci, Joe, “Remedies for Deteriorated or Damaged Modern Information Carriers”
(Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Conservation Institute, 2005) (Technical Bulletin No. 27)
Center for Art History and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA)
PDFs available from the CCAHA website www.ccaha.org/tech_bulletins.php:
Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Art on Paper (Philadelphia, PA: Center for Art
History
and Historic Artifacts, 2000)
Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Books (Philadelphia, PA: Center for Art History and
Historic Artifacts, 2002)
Disaster Recovery: Salvaging Photograph Collections (Philadelphia, PA: Center for Art
History and Historic Artifacts, 1998)
Heritage Preservation
“Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel”
https://www.heritagepreservation.org/catalog/Wheel1.htm
Field Guide to Emergency Response
https://www.heritagepreservation.org/catalog/product.asp?IntProdID=33
Guide to Navigating FEMA and SBA Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions
https://www.heritagepreservation.org/catalog/product.asp?IntProdID=45
“Save Your Treasures the Right Way”
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/SaveTreasuresRightWay.htm
National Park Service (U. S.)
Conserve O Gram series:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
21/2 An Emergency Cart for Salvaging Water-Damaged Objects 2002
21/3 Salvage of Water-Damaged Collections: Salvage at a Glance 2002
21/4 Salvage at a Glance, Part I: Paper Based Collections 2002
21/5 Salvage at a Glance, Part Ionone-Paper Based Archival Collections 2002
21/6 Salvage at a Glance, Part III: Object Collections 2002
21/7 Salvage at a Glance, Part IV: Natural History Collections 2003
21/8 Salvage at a Glance, Part V: Textiles 2003
Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets.list.php
Preservation Leaflet series, Section 3, “Emergency Management”
3.6 Emergency Salvage of Wet Books and Records
3.7 Emergency Salvage of Wet Photographs
3.8 Emergency Salvage of Moldy Books and Paper
Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET)
Preservation Services Leaflets. For a complete listing of titles, see:
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Disaster%20Resources/Publications.aspx
“Decision-making Tree for Disaster Recovery”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Decisionmaking
%20Tree.aspx
“Drying Techniques for Water-Damaged Books and Records”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Drying%20Tech
niques.aspx
“Drying Wet Books and Records”
http://www.solinet.net/Preservation/Resources%20and%20Publications/Drying%20Wet
%20Books%20and%20Records.aspx
------------------------------------------------------Individual Works and Additional Online Sources
Bradford, Owen, and Matthew Parsons, “Vacuum packaging and humidity removal as a recovery
strategy” Owen Bradford is Head, Conservation, Newcastle University; Matthew Parsons is
Conservator, Tyne & Wear Archive.
http://www.conservation-by-design.co.uk/flood.html
Cornell University. Library Preservation and Conservation Tutorial. “Disasters / Response and
Recovery.”
http://www.librarypreservation.org/management_and_planning/response.htm
Jovic, Kara, “Water Damage Restoration Using Freeze Drying Equipment, Techniques.” Luther
Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
http://www.freezedry.com/r_Luther.htm
Kaplan, Hilary A. and Kathleen A. Ludwig, “Efficacy of Various Drying Methods”
(Document Conservation Laboratory. National Archives and Records Administration). Open the
PDF version to see the complete 100-slide presentation with images.
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conservation/drying-methods-01.html
Macgregor, Colin A., “The Effects of Freezing and Freeze Drying of Waterlogged Photographic
Materials: an Interim Report” in Materials Conservation (Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian
Museum, 2001). Originally published in Redefining Disasters, preprints of conference, State
Library of NSW, 1995
http://australianmuseum.net.au/materials_conservation/projects/disaster/freeze_drying.htm
McCleary, John M. Vacuum freeze-drying, a method used to salvage water-damaged archival and
library materials: a RAMP study with guidelines. (Paris: UNESCO, General Information
Programme and UNISIST, April 1987). (PGI-87/WS/7).
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/html/r8707e/r8707e00.htm#Contents
M.U. Libraries, University of Missouri, Columbia. Disaster Preparedness, Response and
Recovery Manual, Section IV, Salvage Procedures, 4.1 – 4.7.
http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/staff/disastermanual/section_4.htm
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). NFPA 75: Standard for the Protection of
Electronic Computer/Data Processing Equipment (Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection
Association, 2003). Available from NFPA:
http://www.nfpa.org/catalog/product.asp?pid=7503&src=nfpa&order_src=A292
Ray, Emily, “The Prague Library Floods of 2002: Crisis and Experimentation.”
http://muse.jhu.edu/demo/libraries_and_culture/v041/41.3ray.html
Schnare, Robert E. “Disaster Recovery Contract”
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/pdf/disaster.pdf
Screensound Australia.
“Disaster Prevention and Disaster Recovery Planning”
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/film_handbook/disaster_planning.html
“First Aid for Fire Damaged Audio Visual Material”
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/care_audiovisual/fire_damaged.html
“Fire affected video tapes” (PDF)
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/docs/FireAffected_Videotapes.pdf
“Fire affected photographic materials”
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/docs/FireAffected_Photo.pdf
“Fire affected audio materials”
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/docs/FireAffected_Audio.pdf
Smolian, Steve, “MLA Disaster Talk 99 7 pp” Revised version of talk on recorded sound acetate
and vinyl disc storage and disaster recovery given by Steve Smolian at the Music Library
Association on 3/15/1999.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/arsclist/2005/09/msg00236.html
Specs Brothers. http://www.specsbros.com/
“Disaster Recovery”
http://www.specsbros.com/recover.html
“Hurricane & Flood Recovery Advice”
http://www.specsbros.com/h_flood.htm
Syracuse University Libraries. “Procedures for Recovering Audio and Sound Recording
Materials” http://library.syr.edu/information/preservation/audio.htm
Tracer Technologies, Inc. “Restoration Tips: Cleaning the Surface of a Record”
www.tracertek.com/docs/Record.pdf
Tremain, David, Notes on Emergency Drying of Coated Papers Damaged by Water
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byauth/tremain/coated.html
Video Interchange (Waldoboro, Maine). “Video Technology Observations & things to consider”
(section of website that includes discussion and images of videotape recovery).
http://www.videointerchange.com/
Walsh, Betty, Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections: A Second Glance
WAAC Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 2, May 1997
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-206.html
Waters, Peter, Procedures for Salvage of Water Damaged Library Materials
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/primer/waters.html
3. Mold
Canadian Conservation Institute
Technical Bulletin series. Not available online. Ordering information:
http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/publications/tb/index_e.aspx
Guild, Sherry and Maureen MacDonald, “Mould Prevention and Collection Recovery:
Guidelines for Heritage Collections” (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Conservation
Institute, 2004) (Technical Bulletin No. 26).
Center for Art History and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA). “Managing a Mold Invasion: Guidelines
for Disaster Response”
www.ccaha.org/pdf/Mold%20Bulletin--SMALL.pdf
Conservation Online (CoOl). Mold.
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/mold/
Craig-Bullen, Catherine, “Guidelines for the Preservation and Treatment of Mould-Damaged
Archival and Library Material” The Archivist (Library and Archives Canada), No. 112, 2000).
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/015/002/015002-2030-e.html
Harvard University. Library Preservation at Harvard. “Guidelines for Managing Mold
Contamination.” http://preserve.harvard.edu/guidelines/mold/html
Hobart Dicus, Diana, “One Response to a Collection-Wide Mold Outbreak: How Bad Can It Be?
How Good Can It Get?” JAIC Online, vol. 39, no. 1, Article 7.
http://aic.stanford.edu.jaic/articles/jaic39-01-007.html
National Library of Medicine. Molds.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/molds.html
New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. “Guidelines on Assessment and
Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments.”
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.shtml
Reidell, Sarah, “Breaking the Mold.” Presentation from the TLA Conference
San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2001.
http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~pcs/pdf/Mold.pdf
Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET)
Preservation Services Leaflet series
“Invasion of the Giant Mold Spore”
http://www.solinet.net/preservation/leaflets/leaflets_templ.cfm?doc_id=122
U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Mold.” http://www.cdc.gov/mold/
U. S. Dept. of Labor. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). “A Brief Guide to
Mold in the Workplace” http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib101003.html
U. S. Dept. of Labor. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA
Respiratory Protection Program. “How to Select a Respirator.”
http://ehso.com/RespProtectionSelection.htm
U. S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA). Indoor Air Quality – Mold. “Mold Resources”
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldresources.html
U. S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA). Mold Course - Chapter 6 - Containment and
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Lesson 4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
http://www.epa.gov/mold/moldcourse/chapter6/lesson4.html
U.S. National Park Service
Conserve O Gram series:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/cons_toc.html
3/4 Mold: Prevention of Growth in Museum Collections
21/1 Health and Safety Hazards Arising From Floods
4. Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) – FEMA Online Resources
FEMA
“Continuity of Operations (COOP) Programs”
http://www.fema.gov/government/coop/index.shtm#1
“Preparedness and Training”
http://www.fema.gov/government/prepare.shtm
National Incident Management Systems (NIMS)
“NIMS Resource Center”
http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtm