Preparing for emergencies and disasters /

Comprises excerpts from committee reports, manuals, plans, and case histories; and includes documents on; (1) disaster preparedness, (Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and University of Rochester); (2) protecting people and property, (Northwestern University, John Crerar Libr...

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Corporate Author: Association of Research Libraries. Systems and Procedures Exchange Center
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries, [1980]
Series:SPEC kit ; 69.
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Summary:Comprises excerpts from committee reports, manuals, plans, and case histories; and includes documents on; (1) disaster preparedness, (Cornell University, Yale University, Stanford University, and University of Rochester); (2) protecting people and property, (Northwestern University, John Crerar Library, Cornell University, and University of Houston); (3) salvaging library materials, (New York Public Library, McMaster University, University of California-Riverside, and the National Library of Medicine); and (4) three case studies: The Memorial Day Steam Cleaning" (Northwestern University), "Report on the July 11, 1976 Flood" (Cornell University), and an excerpt from the Stanford-Lockheed Meyer Library Flood Report" (Stanford University).
Item Description:A collection of photocopies of documents, chiefly from university libraries, assembled by the Systems and Procedures Exchange Center, and accompanied by SPEC flyer, ISSN 0160-3574, #69.
Cover title.
"Nov.-Dec. 1980."
Physical Description:109 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISSN:0160-3582 ;