Miller, William

Dealing with natural disasters in libraries / William Miller, Rita M. Pellen, editors. - Binghamton, NY : Haworth Information Press, c2006. - 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

"Co-published simultaneously as Public library quarterly, volume 25, numbers 3/4 2006."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dealing with natural disasters / William Miller -- A selected bibliography of library disaster stories : before, during, and after / Jane Strudwick -- Coming back from major disaster : month one / Susan Carol Curzon -- The seven deadly sins of disaster recovery / Randy Silverman -- The importance of disaster planning for the small public library / Sonya L. Green, Thomas H. Teper -- Fire at University of New Mexico Library / Terry Gugliotta -- The great University of Georgia Libraries fire of '03 : lessons learned and questions raised / Ryan Perry -- Steamy situation : water emergency in Sterling Memorial Library / Tara D. Kennedy -- Riding the surf : dealing with library disasters in island communities / Lynn Ann Davis -- The complicated symptoms of sick buildings / Richard P. Widdicombe -- Major and minor mold outbreaks : summer of 2002 / Nancy E. Kraft -- Keeping the beast at bay : fighting mold at the University of Missouri-Columbia Journalism Library / Cynthia Dudenhöffer -- Observations of ground zero : from the outside / Sharman Bridges Smith -- Rebuilding a high school library collection after Hurricane Katrina / Idella Washington -- "Nor any drop to drink" : New Orleans libraries in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Robert E. Skinner -- Lessons learned from Katrina : what really matters in a disaster / Kay L. Wall -- The 2004 and 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes : evolving roles and lessons learned for public libraries in disaster preparedness and community services / Paul T. Jaeger ... [et al.] -- SOLINET's Gulf Coast libraries recovery projects for public and academic libraries / Kate Nevins, Sandra Nyberg.

9780789036094 ( alk. paper) 0789036096 ( alk. paper) 9780789036100 (pbk. : alk. paper) 078903610X (pbk. : alk. paper)


Library buildings--Safety measures--Planning.
Library materials--Conservation and restoration--Planning.
Emergency management--United States
Disaster relief--United States

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