| An Ounce of Prevention: Integrated Disaster Planning for Archives, Libraries, and Record Centers Contributor(s): Wellheiser, Johanna (Author), Scott, Jude (Author), Barton, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810841762 ISBN-13: 9780810841765 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $72.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2002 Annotation: An Ounce of Prevention is a comprehensive and practical guide to the process of disaster planning. This completely revised and expanded publication builds on the strengths of its award-winning predecessor. Used as a planning tool, it will help you develop strategies for effective disaster prevention and recovery. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Archives & Special Libraries - Literary Collections - Antiques & Collectibles | Care & Restoration |
| Dewey: 025.82 |
| LCCN: 2001049905 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 8.28" W x 11.07" (1.51 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Fire, flood, earthquake, vandalism, a terrorist attack-the issues of safety measures, emergency response, and disaster recovery have now become an important part of the planning strategies for most organizations. For the information organization, such as a library, archives, or record center, this responsibility has taken on new dimensions with the proliferation of various forms of electronic media. The authors take the approach that disaster recovery planning must touch every department of an organization and that emergency response must be a carefully mapped strategy. This broad-based approach to "integrated disaster planning" explains each phase of disaster planning, with chapters covering prevention planning, protection planning, preparedness planning, response planning, and recovery planning. The authors consider collections, records, facilities, and systems and include a chapter on post-disaster planning as well. The authors also cover federal and local assistance programs and list other sources for financial assistance. Although the main thrust of the book is the protection of documents, human safety in case of disaster is stressed explicitly and implicitly throughout. Indispensible for every information organization. |