Emergency preparedness for libraries / Julie Todaro.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Defining twenty-first-century emergencies and disasters and recovery -- Defining twenty-first-century emergencies and disasters in library environments -- Planning, prevention, response/business continuity, and recovery -- Emergency/disaster action plans -- Integrating emergency/disaster planning into the organization -- Day one/day of: responding to emergency disaster events -- Day two and beyond -- Business continuity: options, choices, and why -- Norman or new normal?

Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries know how to prepare for, endure, and survive any type of disaster. This completely updated second edition of Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. It provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including: Steps to take now, before disaster strikes -- People and procedures to include in an emergency/disaster action plan -- Practical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response -- Safety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency -- Information to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster -- Key things to do the first few days after an event -- Tips for getting back to business.

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