[PADG:1001] Re: not just wet books...

[Yvonne Carignan <carignan@xxxxxxx>]

All,

We have "Safety and Security Guidelines" which addresses a number of 
relevant issues.  See http://www.lib.umd.edu/PUB/Safety&Security/index.html

Yvonne

Cathleen Martyniak wrote:
> All,
>  
> I know many of us have written disaster plans that outline what we 
> should to do when there has been a fire and some books get wet or 
> there is an outbreak of mold after a rainy weekend.  But how many of 
> us have an *'emergency'* plan that addresses what to do when there is 
> a suspicious duffel bag left in the Lobby? Or mysterious white powder 
> is found on the top of the circ desk one morning?  Or what if a 
> employee who was recently let go comes into the staff lounge with a 
> loaded weapon?  What happens if your network security is hacked and 
> every computer in your systems becomes corrupted? How do staff in 
> wheelchairs on 2nd floor and above get out of the building when the 
> elevators are turned off in a fire situation?
>  
> Do you have such an 'emergency' plan at your Library?  Is your 
> 'damaged library materials' plan (what we Preservation 
> folk traditionally think of as a disaster plan) integrated with the 
> 'emergency' plan?  Or are they separate?  Are you, as the Preservation 
> Administrator, responsible for both?  If not you, who??  Possibly the 
> Human Resources officer?
>  
> Any URL's or information you can provide would be most appreciated.  I 
> will summarize for the list if there is sufficient interest.
>  
> Thanks,
>
> Cathy
>  
> Cathleen L. Martyniak
> Head, Preservation Department
> Smathers Libraries
> University of Florida
> Gainesville, FL 32611
> 352-392-6962 (voice)
> 352-392-6597 (fax)
> cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Yvonne Carignan
Head of Preservation
University of Maryland 
McKeldin Library
College Park, MD 20742

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