Emergency Preparedness and Response
1. Pocket Response Plan for Collections
This one-page template is adaptable to any size institution with heritage collections, providing ready access to important phone numbers and immediate response steps.
Workshop Appendices are used to supplement the Pocket Response Plan.
3. “Protecting Library and Archive Collections” Videotaped workshop
Taped version of WESTPAS 2009 Richmond, California 2 day workshop available for viewing and downloading. Includes handouts and related documents.
The Library Disaster Plan template is to be used in conjunction with the Disaster Planning and Preparedness Guidelines to prepare institutional emergency plans that include collections priorities and disaster response procedures.
Other sites to visit for sample disaster plans, case histories, supplies and suppliers, bibliographies and other disaster related documents.
6. Generic Disaster Plan Workbook
The Generic Disaster Plan Workbook is based on the IELDRN Generic Disaster plan and provides a framework to assist institutions in writing their own disaster plan.
This can be used to test an already existing disaster plan and train staff on the handling of an emergency.
Disaster Plans Created in CPP Workshops
These disaster plans were completed in workshops run by the California Preservation Program and WESTPAS.
If you have questions about this map or would like to know about upcoming disaster training, send a message to info@calpreservation.org.
Zoom in on the map and click any point to see the name of the institution, its address, and its plan status. For more information see:
Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service: westpas.org
Californians Connecting to Collections: calpreservation.org/cpp/programs_workshops/c3-program
