Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives

Zusatztext 'The safeguard of cultural heritage implies that librarians and archivists should review and consolidate good practice in disaster management and consider new issues and how to deal with them. To this effect! Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives is a very interesting publication.' International Preservation News '...a very good read...sound advice! persuasively presented.' Library and Information Update 'In its combination of theory based on first-hand experience and lessons drawn from actual examples this book forms a very practical introduction to a topic which can elsewhere be obfuscated with jargon.' Ariadne! issue 44! July 2005 'This collection of essays provides an up-to-date assessment of current thinking and practice in disaster management for libraries and archives both in the UK and abroad. It is a welcome addition to the existing literature on disaster and emergency management! which has tended traditionally to focus on 'how to do it' manuals. Here we have a more academic approach! which looks at the theories as well as the practicalities. Contributors are well-known in the field and have direct experience of planning! prevention and recovery. 'Students and teachers will appreciate the introduction! case studies and exhaustive resource lsitings. Practitioners will find invaluable the practical models and guidance which are embedded in the articles. Collection managers and others will find persuasive arguments to engage dedcision makers who control funding and resources. All decision makers and managers should be aware of the psychological impact of disasters and their long-term impact on staff and users.' NPO e-Journal! May 2004 First appeared on the LTSN-ICS website Informationen zum Autor Graham Matthews is Professor of Information Management! Loughborough University! UK! having previously worked at the University of Central England and Liverpool John Moores University! and in academic and public libraries. Graham Matthews was Project Head of a major British Library Research and Development Department funded project and co-author with Paul Eden of its report! Disaster Management in British Libraries. Project Report with Guidelines for Library Managers! Library and Information Research report 109 (1996) . He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Preservation and Conservation Panel and has served on other national preservation committees. John Feather has been Professor of Library and Information Studies at Loughborough University in the UK since 1988! having previously worked at the Bodleian Library! Oxford. He has a wide range of expertise in the field! including preservation management. Among his previous books are Preservation and the Management of Library Collections (2nd ed! 1996) and! with Graham Matthews and Paul Eden! Preservation Management. Policies and practices in British libraries (1995). He is a former Chair of the Rare Books Group of the Library Association! and has served on many international and national professional committees. Zusammenfassung Disaster planning might not seem a pressing concern - until disaster strikes. Recent events have reminded us that any collection or service may be at risk! and libraries and archives must have prevention and recovery measures in place. Written by academics and practitioners! drawing on firsthand experience and research worldwide! including Australia! Scandinavia and the USA! Disaster Management for Libraries and Archives reviews and explains the importance and scope of disaster management planning! and what can be done before! during and after incidents. The book begins by explaining how to develop a disaster control plan! outlining the different phases from prevention to recovery! and goes on to provide guidance on risk assessment and management methods which should underpin disaster planning. Individual chapters then focus on fire and flo...

Product details

• Authors: John Feather, Feather John
• Assisted by: Graham Matthews (Editor), Matthews Graham (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2017
• EAN: 9780815399490
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9949-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library, archive and information management, Library, Archive & Information Management