Disaster Plan

This plan is designed to help the University of Maryland community respond to disasters that affect Library collections.

For disasters involving people see Emergencies.

• Responding to a Disaster
  Steps to take and numbers to call when responding to a disaster or preventing damage to materials.
  
  
• Disaster Plan Procedures
  Includes procedures for Salvage Squad members responding to a disaster, including a post-disaster guide, and lists of salvage squad members, supplies, freezing facilities, salvage consultants and firms.
  
  Also includes procedures for salvaging different types of materials: paper, photographs, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, compact disks, and phonograph recordings.
  
  
• Further Resources on Disaster Preparedness
  
  • Bibliography of online disaster planning and salvage resources
  • Disaster Preparedness and Response by Conservation On-Line (CoOL), an organization providing resources on conservation issues.