Special Bulletin #7: Disaster Planning for Visual Resources Collections

  • Editor: Lise J. Hawkos Arizona State University
Keywords: disaster preparedness, preparation, emergencies, planning, risk management

Abstract

While there has already been much written on disaster planning, including guidelines for libraries and museums, personal safety, and there are far more sophisticated publications on film conservation, the purpose of this bulletin is to provide a concise guide for visual resource curators, especially those outside of the library setting, or those at institutions where there are no published emergency guidelines. Most visual resource collections have long-established procedures to assure a smoothly run routine; but there are occasionally those events that can turn even the most organized operation upside down. Hopefully this guide will provide a source to which to turn should the unthinkable happen.

Author Biography

Editor: Lise J. Hawkos, Arizona State University

Authors:

Lise J. Hawkos - Arizona State University

Elizabeth Cherry - University of Washington

Linda Bien - Concordia University

VRA Publications Advisory Committee:

Chair: Nancy Schuller - University of Texas - Austin

Pat Bevan - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Elizabeth O'Donnell - Dartmouth College

Published
2020-02-16
Section
Feature Articles