GOVERNMENT LAW LIBRARY STANDARDS:
AALL COUNTY PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY STANDARDS
VI. TECHNICAL SERVICES
C. Collection Management
3. The SCCLL [GLL] has published a Disaster Planning Tool Kit that may be consulted to assist library staff with disaster preparedness. A written policy for preparing and recovering from disasters should be created by the library director and approved by the library governing entity.
AALL APPELLATE COURT LIBRARIES AND STATE LAW LIBRARIES
VII Technical Services
C. Collection Maintenance and Preservation
The library's collections should be maintained in good physical condition, including systematic book cleaning, repair, and binding where warranted. The library should establish preventive maintenance, preservation, and disaster recovery programs, plans, and policies.
PLANS: SAMPLES AND TEMPLATES
American Library Association Disaster Recovery Toolkit
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/disasterpreparedness
Excellent collection of links to disaster preparedness and recovery resources, including information on:
- Collection Valuation
- Response and Recovery
- Disaster Planning Resources
Northeast Document Conservation Center: dPlan, a free disaster planning template
http://www.nedcc.org/disaster/dplan.php
Free webinar on dPlan:
https://nedcc.adobeconnect.com/_a1012789439/p91g8767mwd/
National Center for State Courts: Emergency Planning and Security
http://www.ncsc.org/Services-and-Experts/Areas-of-expertise/Emergency-planning-and-security.aspx
Includes Template for Assessing Status Of COOP [Continuity of Operations] Planning: Louisiana District Courts
http://www.ncsc.org/~/media/Files/PDF/Information%20and%20Resources/LA%20COOP%20Planning%20Final%20Report%204%20134%205%2010%20(3).ashx
American Bar Association Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness: Resources for Courts
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/disaster/resources/resources_for_courts.html
Library of Congress Emergency Preparedness
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/
Includes “References” page with links to Disaster Planning, Funding, Life Safety, and Response and Recovery.
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/emerpubs.html
WEBINARS
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, American Library Association (ALA)
“Disaster Preparedness and Planning: An ALCTS Webcast” (Nancy Kraft, 5/12/2010)
http://www.ala.org/alcts/confevents/upcoming/webinar/pres/051210disast
Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Artistic and Historic Works:
Connecting to Collections Webinar Series
- Risk Evaluation: First Step in Disaster Planning (Four-part series) (Alexandra (Alex) Allardt) (Feb. 2013) (Also includes links to resources)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/archiveriskevaluation/ - Protecting Your Collections: Writing a Disaster Response Plan (Four-part series) (Julie Page) (March 2013) (Also includes links to resources)
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/archiveresponseplan/
The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery
http://www.webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/The_Resilient_Organization_A_Guide_for_Disaster_Planning_amp_Recovery.html
This 75-page guide is available for download in PDF or MSWord format. The attached Excel worksheets can serve as templates for your planning and recovery process.
AUDIO RECORDINGS: CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Disaster planning in an hour. Recorded AALL Annual Meeting and Conference (2017).
Books
Decker, Emy Nelson, and Jennifer A. Townes. 2016. Handbook of research on disaster management and contingency planning in modern libraries.
Genovese, Robert, Trish Taylor, and Edward White. 2010. Disaster preparedness manual. Tucson, Ariz.: Univ. of Arizona.
Halsted, Deborah D., Shari Clifton, and Daniel T. Wilson. 2014. Library as safe haven: disaster planning, response, and recovery: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians. Chicago: Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association.
Halsted, Deborah D., Richard P. Jasper, and Felicia M. Little. 2005. Disaster planning: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians with planning templates on CD-ROM. New York [etc.]: Neal-Schuman.
Kahn, Miriam B. 2012. Disaster Response and Planning for Libraries, Third Edition.
Mallery, Mary. 2015. Technology disaster response and recovery planning: a LITA guide.
Miller, William, and Rita M. Pellen. 2006. Dealing with natural disasters in libraries. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Information Press.
Robertson, Guy. 2015. Disaster planning for libraries process and guidelines. Waltham, MA, USA: Elsevier/Chandos Pub.
Robertson, Guy. 2016. Robertson on library security and disaster planning. Robertson on Library Security and Disaster Planning.
Todaro, Julie. 2009. Emergency preparedness for libraries. Lanham, Maryland: Government Institutes.
Wilkinson, Frances C., Linda K. Lewis, and Nancy K. Dennis. 2010. Comprehensive guide to emergency preparedness and disaster recovery. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries
Selected Law Library Articles
Even though some of these articles are quite old, they are still worth reviewing.
Anglim, Christopher, The Worst Thing That Could Happen - Law Library Disasters and Preparing for the Unimaginable, 1 AALL Spectrum 8 (1996-1997)
Coolidge, Katherine, Program Outlines Elements of an Effective Disaster Plan - Communication, Role Assignments Key to Disaster Preparedness, 8 AALL Spectrum 22 (2003-2004)
Fu, Paul S., Handling Water Damage in a Law Library, 79 Law. Libr. J. 667 (1987)
Guarding against Disaster [Transcript of a panel discussion moderated by Erwin C. Surrency], 66 Law Libr. J. 419 (1973)
Huddleston, Brian, After the Storm - New Orleans Law Libraries' Long and Continuing Recovery from Hurricane Katrina, 11 AALL Spectrum 12 (2006-2007)
Johnson, Liz McCurry et al., Reference Desk: Using Tech in Disaster Planning & Management, 22 AALL Spectrum 56 (2018)
Norton, Francis X. Jr., Communication Breakdown - How to Avoid the Real Barrier to Disaster Recovery, 12 AALL Spectrum 12 (September/October 2007)
Oscar M. Trelles, Protection of Libraries, 66 Law Libr. J. 241 (1973)
Preservation of Law Library Materials & Disaster Planning [Transcript of a panel discussion moderated by Julius S. Marke], 73 Law Libr. J. 831 (1980)
Preservation Treatment Options for Law Libraries, 84 Law. Libr. J. 259 (1992)
Seo, Hilary T., Preserving Print Legal Information, 96 Law Libr. J. 581 (2004)
Turpening, Patricia K., From Sheepskin Binding to Born Digital: One Hundred Years of Preservation, 101 Law Libr. J. 71 (2009)
UPDATED MAY 2018 BY MARISSA MASON