Cabrillo Library's Collection Salvage Binder - Procedures

Library Disaster Plan-Collection Salvage Plan & Procedures-Overview

Federal Emergency Management Agency  

FEMA has ten regional offices, and two area offices. Each region serves several states, and regional staff work directly with the states to help plan for disasters, develop mitigation programs, and meet needs when major disasters occur.http://www.fema.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency Building Region IX Bldg 105, Presidio of San Francisco P.O. Box 29998 San Francisco, CA 94129-1250 Fax (415) 923-7112   Region IX's Environmetnal Office Web Page

 http://www.oes.ca.gov

The Governor's Office of Emergency Services coordinates overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. OES is the "grantee" for federal disaster assistance, principally from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). During the recovery phase of a disaster, OES helps local governments assess damages and assists them with federal and state grant and loan applications to repair damaged public property. OES maintains the State Emergency Plan, which outlines the organizational structure for state management of the response to natural and manmade disasters.

 Suppliers and Consultants     

Amigos Library Services Imaging and Preservation Services Disaster Planning and Recovery Assistance before, during and after an emergency. IPS is available to assist your institution with planning activities and recovery from damage caused by various emergency situations, including natural disasters, fire, pipe leaks, mold and pest infestations, construction accidents and vandalism. In the event of an emergency or its aftermath, call IPS for information, guidance, referrals to local resources and on- site assistance as required. Amigos Library Services 14400 Midway Road Dallas, Texas 75244-3509 (972) 851-8000 800-843-8482 Fax: (972) 991-6061 amigos@amigos.org http://www.amigos.org

BMS CATASTROPHE was founded in 1981, specializing in large scale commercial and industrial property damage restoration following fires, floods, earthquakes and other catastrophic events. Western Region - Sacramento - Kyle Tomlin (916) 716-4091 & Mark E. Rocco - Anaheim
(562) 673-6322 Fax (817)332-6728  24 Hour Response Center 800-433-2940 http://www.bmscat.com/index.shtml

PCP California Preservation Clearinghouse The California Preservation Program is available to provide disaster assistance to libraries, archives, historical societies and cultural institutions. Institutions are encouraged to call for assistance as soon as possible. The emergency toll-free number 888-905-7737 will connect you with a disaster response specialist. Phone consultation is provided at no charge. If phone consultation is not sufficient, on-site assistance can be arranged at minimal or no charge.The Bay Area Mutual Aid Network is an organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting disaster preparedness and response among its member libraries. Contact Mary Morganti at mary@calhistF.org or Bonnie Jo Cullison at bcullison@gtuF.edu http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/baman/

Document Reprocessors
Dedicated to providing fast and competitive service for restoring water and fire damaged materials for government, insurance companies, libraries, archives, historical societies, and industry since 1979. San Francisco Office 1384 Rollins Road Burlingame, CA 94010 (650)401-7711 Fax: (650)401-8711   Emergency 24 Hour 800-437-9464   http://www.documentreprocessors.com

Northeast Document Conservation Center - Disaster Assistance As part of its Field Service program, NEDCC offers an emergency assistance program for institutions and individuals with damaged paper-based collections. NEDCC staff members are available 24 hours a day to provide telephone advice if a disaster occurs. This service is provided at no charge thanks to a grant to NEDCC from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This service does not normally include on-site assistance.100 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810-1494 Telephone: (978) 470-1010 Fax: (978) 475-6021. http://www.nedcc.org

ProText: Protecting & Preserving Collections
Our purpose is to minimize the damage caused by natural or manmade disasters by helping the caretakers of collections to be prepared with effective products and information. ProText, Inc. 3515 Leland Street Bethesda, Maryland 20815 (301) 718-1659 Fax: (301) 654-6153 E-mail: ProText@protext.net
Emergency Do's & Don'ts  Advance planning and training are essential, in order to react quickly in the event of a disaster. In addition, here are a few useful reminders when dealing with both small recurring problems, like water leaks, or the first stages of assessment and stabilization of a disaster situation.
Products -Preparedness Kits  How you react in the first hours of a library disaster can mean the difference between a legacy and a total loss.
FAQ  Frequently Asked Questions
Resources-Contractors & Organizations
http://www.protext.net

 Water Damage

Conservation OnLine Resources for Conservation Professionals CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

Guidelines for Packing Books for Freezing UCSD Libraries Collections Response & Disaster Recovery http://orpheus.ucsd.edu

Procedures for Salvage of Water Damaged Library Materials Extracts from unpublished revised text by Peter Waters July 1993 The Library of Congress   http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections A Second Glance by Betty Walsh. From the WACC Newsletter V.19:2 May 1997  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac

 Mold

Emergency Salvage of  Flood Damaged Materials Preservation Policy and Services Division National Archives & Records Administration 8th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20408 Fax (202)219-9324  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

 Humidity

 Pest Control

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Pesticide Database Web site Your one-stop location for current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides. The PAN Pesticide Database brings together a diverse array of information on pesticides from many different sources.  http://www.pesticideinfo.org

Controlled Environment Heat Treatment as a Safe and Efficient Method of Pest Control, A paper delivered to the 2nd International Conference on Insect Pests in the Urban Environment  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu

 Digital Media

Conservation of Computer Hardware by Hannah Frost, Media Preservation Librarian, hfrost@stanford.edu http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/

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    Last updated: October 2006