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Apologies for cross-postings. The list of resources below was created by Audiovisual Preservation Solutions in New York. Please share these with anyone you think may be in need following the storm. And if you know of collections that may be vulnerable, please reach out to their caretakers directly.

You can find the full list of links here:

http://www.avpreserve.com/

Jeff Martin
Executive Director
Independent Media Arts Preservation (IMAP)
        


***Disaster Response Information & Assistance for Collections Affected by Hurricane Sandy***
Northeast Document Conservation Center 24 hour Disaster Assistance Hotline: (978) 470-1010

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Disaster Response & Recovery Hotline: (202) 661-8068
And the website: http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=695

Lyrasis Disaster Assistance:
Phone - (800) 999-8558
Email - [log in to unmask]
Website - Disaster Assistance

Preservation Response & Recovery Resources from Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/recovery.html

National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram Salvage of Water Damaged Collections: Paper, Non-Paper Based, Objects, Natural History, Textiles

Mid-Atlantic Region Archives Conference Disaster Relief Fund: http://www.marac.info/disaster-relief--

SAA National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives: http://www2.archivists.org/news/2008/national-disaster-recovery-fund-for-archives

National Film & Sound Archive Australia Disaster Planning : http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/handbook/disaster-planning/

Washing and Handling Wet Film (video demonstration): http://www.folkstreams.net/vafp/clip.php?id=63

Disaster Recovery for Films in Flooded Areas by Mick Newnham

www.amianet.org/.../What_to_do_about_Home_Movie_Damage.pdf

Spec Bros Hurricane and Flood Recovery Info for Video and Audiotape http://www.specsbros.com/hflood_recover.htm
And Disaster Recovery Checklist: http://www.specsbros.com/recover.html

NARA Records Emergency Information : http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/

For updates to this list and other resources visit the Metropolitan New York Library Council Disaster Recovery Resource Page or our homepage at avpreserve.com. Our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by the storm.