Preparing for the worst, planning for the best : proceedings of a conference sponsored by the IFLA Preservation and Conservation Section, the IFLA Core Activity for Preservation and Conservation, and the Council on Library and Information Resources, Inc., with the Akademie der Wissenschaften and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, July 30 - August 1, 2003 / edited by Johanna G. Wellheiser and Nancy E. Gwinn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wellheiser, Johanna G.

Gwinn, Nancy E.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section on Preservation and Conservation.

IFLA Core Activity on Preservation and Conservation.

Council on Library and Information Resources.

Series:

IFLA Publications

IFLA publications, 0344-6891 ; 111

IFLA Publications ; 111

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Safety measures--Congresses.

Libraries.

Museums--Safety measures--Congresses.

Museums.

Library materials--Conservation and restoration--Congresses.

Library materials.

Emergency management--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

München : K.G. Saur, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Im Juli 2003 fand in Berlin eine Tagung statt, die den Vorkehrungen gewidmet war, die Bibliotheken zum Katastrophenschutz treffen können, sowohl Katastrophen, die von Menschenhand ausgelöst werden (Konflikte, Kriege) als auch Naturkatastrophen (Erdbeben, Überschwemmungen, Orkane). Ein Gremium internationaler Experten tauschte Erfahrungen aus und diskutierte beispielsweise Planungsmaßnahmen, Verhaltensstrategien, Schulungsanforderungen sowie institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen. Dieser Band enthält die Beiträge zu dieser Tagung.

In July 2003 a special IFLA conference was held in Berlin, devoted to the preparedness of library collections in the face of 'man made' disasters (conflict, war) and/or natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, hurricanes). A panel of international experts discussed these issues and exchanged views. Papers focused on both national policy planning and on the institutional level, with an emphasis on what has been shown to work on the basis of practical experience in libraries and other sectors: In addition, case studies, on a worldwide scale, are presented. This book contains the proceedings of that conference.

Contents:

section 1. National policy planning

section 2. Plenary session

section 3. Institutional planning

section 4. Disaster plans in action

section 5. Assessing the risk

section 6. Options for collections recovery.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783110931440

3110931443

OCLC:

979955756