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Main: Disaster

Cyclone? Floods? Fire? Pestilence? Closure?

Have you experienced any of the above? Put your experience to good use - share it!

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Reading/Case studies

• Case Study 2011: Cleaning mould off books, upholstery and rare material in a tropical marine research agency Vinegar.pdf
• Temby MA (2001) Mould the invasive intruder. The Australian Library Journal 50(2): 175-180

Websites and organisations

• Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material
• Queensland Disaster Information Network (Q-DIS) is a group for sharing information on disaster preparedness and planning
• ALIA Disaster Recovery Page
• SLA Disaster Planning Portal containing readings, case sudies and websites etc.

Templates

• ALIA Disaster Planning for Libraries
• ALIA Quick Guide to Disaster Response

Toolbox

• State Library of Queensland, Disaster Info Guides (2011): Dealing with mould, Freezing water damaged and insect infested collections, Recovery of water damaged collections, Salvaging water damaged collections
• National Library of Medicine (2011): Emergency Preparedness and Response: How to Safely Stabilize, Salvage, and Recover Collections in a Water Emergency