Title

Disaster Recovery Manual for the Syracuse University Library

Document Type

Book

Date

2010

Embargo Period

6-23-2011

Keywords

Disaster, planning, salvage, books, paper, audio recordings, photographs

Language

English

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Description/Abstract

The Syracuse University Library Disaster Recovery Plan for library materials outlines procedures for salvaging a wide variety of library materials in the event of a disaster of minor emergency. We have designed this plan to help library staff cope with and recover materials from minor emergencies that typically involve 500 or less items. The majority of these emergencies will be caused by interior flooding due to leaky pipes (or water coming in from other vulnerable areas in library buildings) or from patron mishaps. The resultant wet books and other objects, such as photographs, microfilm, and sound recordings, can usually be dried on location and returned to service with minimal effort. Please note that this document takes effect after the safety and security of library staff and patrons has been secured. For more information see http://library.syr.edu/about/departments/preservation/recovery and http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/content.php?pid=34915&sid=275074.

Rights

All the rights retain to the Department of Preservation and Conservation of Syracuse University Library. The book is licensed under a creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.