(This workshop was taped on 3 cassettes; see Videography for loan availability.)

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IN AN EMERGENCY:

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS SALVAGE

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A Hands-on Workshop

Wednesday, June 18 or Thursday, July 17, 1997, at UCSD

Presented by San Diego/Imperial County Libraries Disaster Response Network (SILDRN)
with support from the California State Library LSCA

In the first moments of a disaster, personal safety is your priority. When people and structures are determined to be secure, you may be faced with the overwhelming job of putting your library back in order. What do you do first? How can you avoid damaging materials while you rescue them? What are the correct ways to salvage library collections?

In this one-day workshop, you will:
-- gain practical decision-making skills needed during an emergency,
-- learn how to set post-disaster action priorities for your library.
-- pack and air dry wet books, and deal with audiovisual and computer media.
-- set off a fire extinguisher
-- hear how Oceanside Public Library handled a 7,000 book water disaster

This is a hands-on workshop: wear casual clothes and comfortable shoes.

WORKSHOP LEADERS:

Julie Page, UC San Diego
Sheryl Davis, UC Riverside

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9:00-9:45 First Response Actions;

Oceanside Public Library: A First Hand Account (Debra Polich)

10:00-11:20 Tabletop Disaster Exercise

11:30-12:15 Fire Extinguisher Hands-on (Mike Fouquette, UCSD Deputy Fire Marshal)

1:15-1:50 Setting Salvage Priorities

2:00-3:00 Wet Book Response

3:15-4:00 Non-print Materials Response

PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE

Peggy Lepere, CSU San Marcos
Jane Selvar, San Diego Public Library
Lyn Olsson and Claudia Stall, SDSU
Sue Swisher, Serra Cooperative Library System
Margit Smith, USD Copley Library
Ruth Levor and Sushila Selness, USD Legal Research Center

SILDRN was established in August 1995, to form a mutual aid network in the San Diego area for library disaster response. The Steering Committee of SILDRN represents CSUSM, SDSU, USD, UCSD (lead institution), San Diego Public Library and the Serra Cooperative Library System.

SILDRN received a LSCA grant for 1996/1997, a large component of which was to provide training via a series of workshops. SILDRN has presented programs in: planning and writing library disaster plans, evaluating facilities, establishing salvage priorities, disaster first response procedures, and setting up supply stocks for collections recovery. One workshop focused on earthquakes: personnel response strategies, the psychological impacts of disasters, and library stack design. In the fall, SILDRN also presented a 1-1/2 day disaster training workshop to the Imperial County libraries covering these topics.

SILDRN accomplished another grant objective with the signing of a Mutual Aid Agreement by the regional libraries. Also, to boost regional preparedness, SILDRN has compiled and distributed a detailed contact list of San Diego area emergency services, vendors and supplies.

In addition, member libraries are building a stock of disaster response supplies for collection recovery. These supplies, to handle a packout of about 20,000 books each, are housed at two locations (SDSU and UCSD) in 15’ storage units and are accessible to member libraries in the event of emergencies which deplete their stocks on hand.

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