SEAALL Institute
April 6, 2006

Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Law Libraries

Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
HANNOVER II Meeting Room

Thursday, April 6, 2006
8:30 am - 3:00 pm

This Institute will address a topic of interest to all SEAALL members. The effects of the most recent hurricanes damaged all types of libraries and IT centers in the region.

Disasters can range from plumbing leaks to broken water pipes to major catastrophes, such as hurricanes and fires. Besides natural disasters, none of us today can remain unaware of the dangers libraries face from threats of terrorism in all forms. Almost every year, librarians and IT staff cope with many types of severe disasters, both natural and manmade. For many managers involved in a disaster, good disaster planning made it possible to get their IT centers and libraries back into operation.

This Institute will cover risk assessment for IT centers and libraries, disaster preparedness strategies, and disaster recovery. During the workshop, the participants will hear from experts and be involved in group activities. Attendees will also hear from a panel of librarians and IT staff who have responded to disasters. Everyone will receive a bibliography of articles, books, and sample disaster plans.

Time invested in the Institute will help librarians and staff return to their institutions to write and implement a disaster plan. If your library or IT center suffers a disaster, you will be ready with information that should help achieve the best possible outcome.

The Institute has been generously underwritten by Thomson - West.

AGENDA AND SPEAKERS

Breakfast on your own.
The hotel Atrium level has a Starbucks that serves muffins, etc.

8:00    Institute Registration

8:30    Welcome

Nancy Johnson, Law Librarian and Professor of Law, Georgia State University

8:45 - 9:30    Risky Business

Jeanne Drewes, Assistant Director for Access and Preservation, Michigan State University Libraries

9:30 - 10:00 Group Activity on Risk Assessment

10:00 - 10:30 Break, in Hannover Prefunction Area

10:30 11:15    Disaster Preparedness Strategies

Lorie Beam, Director of Information Technology, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan

Ken Hirsch, Director of Computing Services, Duke University Law Library

11:15 - 12:00   Group Activity on Disaster Preparedness

12:00 - 1:00    Lunch (Deli Buffet), in Hannover III

1:00 - 2:00    Disaster Response and Recovery

Jon Schultz, Professor of Law, University of Houston Law School

2:00 - 2:45    Panel of librarians who have responded to disasters

Moderator: Carol Billings, Director of the Law Library, Law Library of Louisiana, Louisiana Supreme Court
Elizabeth Cavendish, Library Dir, Adams & Reese
Georgia Chadwick, Coll. Dev. & Docs Librarian, Law Library of Louisiana, Louisiana Supreme Court
Sally Wise, Director of the Law Library/Prof. of Law, University of Miami

REGISTRATION FEE
SEAALL members $65.00;
Non-SEAALL Members $80.00
Use the registration form for the Annual Meeting to register for this Institute