Disaster prevention and preparedness planning -- Writing the disaster preparedness, response, and recovery plan -- Training for disaster preparedness and response -- How to respond when a disaster is imminent -- How to respond when a disaster strikes -- Collections recovery : working with recovery teams, vendors, and insurance providers -- Facilities recovery : working with architects, contractors, and others -- Lessons learned -- Case studies -- Case 1: California State University, Northridge: sustained upheaval: rebuilding the Oviatt library after the Northridge earthquake / Susan E. Parker -- Case 2: Colorado State: response and recovery from a 500-year water disaster / Diane B. Lunde and Patricia A. Smith -- Case 3: Tulane University: hurricane Katrina / Andy Corrigan -- Case 4: University of Hawaii at Mà„noa: library flood / Paula Mochida -- Case 5: University of Iowa: flood / Nancy L. Baker -- Case 6: University of New Mexico: ZImmerman library 2006 fire that led to the 2007 library flood: an overview / Edward Castillo-Padilla... [et al.] -- Case 7: University of New Mexico: ZImmerman library fire: a case study in recovery and return of library collections / Anne D. Schultz and Teresa Y. Needy.
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