Comprehensive Guide to Emergency and Disaster Preparedness by Linda K. Lewis,Frances C. Wilkinson,Nancy K. Dennis

By Linda K. Lewis,Frances C. Wilkinson,Nancy K. Dennis

the great consultant to Emergency Preparedness and catastrophe restoration offers a device package for librarians and serves as an important source for medium to giant libraries. The authors provide readers functional methods on getting ready for a catastrophe via making a plan, responding to an emergency, and the intricacies of recuperating from a catastrophe. An accompanying part good points seven compelling, reality-based case stories from six college libraries that recovered from earthquake, fireplace, flood, or storm harm. The essentially equipped textual content is additional bolstered via images and a complete appendix that comes with an intensive bibliography, thesaurus, version catastrophe preparedness plan, a version RFP for choosing a catastrophe restoration seller, in addition to invaluable websites and print assets. The ebook is full of sound factors and recommendation on each point of catastrophe preparedness, reaction, and restoration in libraries.

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