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Disaster Recovery for the Digital Library Presented by the New York Technical Services Librarians Our presenters will present two real-world library disaster recoveries in New York City and how to better prepare for the future. Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 5:00 - 7:30 PM Refreshments: 5 - 6 PM Program 6 - 7:30 PM Location: The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, South Court Auditorium 476 Fifth Avenue (at 42nd Street) New York, NY 10018 $15 for current members $30 for event + new or renewed membership $20 for event + new or renewed student membership $40 for non-members Register online at http://nytsl.org/nytsl/disaster-recovery-for-the-digital-library-spring-program/ Speakers: Frank Monaco Frank J. Monaco and Associates LLC Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, nearby Pace University faced emergency conditions in implementing a less than perfect IT Disaster Recovery plan. This presentation will first review, from the point of view of the then current Chief Information Officer, what his organization (and the entire University) faced and how he and his team dealt with the situation. After this brief review, a discussion of what digital disaster recovery technologies have emerged since that fateful day, and how Universities, to include their libraries, can take better advantage of these DR developments. Neil H. Rambo Director, NYU Health Sciences Libraries and Knowledge Informatics When Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New York City on the evening of October 29, 2012, it produced an unprecedented storm surge along portions of the East River. The facilities and infrastructure of the NYU Langone Medical Center were overwhelmed by the violent flood. The NYU Health Sciences Library facility was destroyed. But library services and support across the Medical Center were only briefly disrupted. This review will focus on the recovery efforts made in the aftermath of the destruction, from immediate-term to the present. The focus of those efforts were and are on strengthening the digital library, increasing the presence of librarians with user groups, and redefining the nature and role of the library across the Medical Center. In parallel with these efforts and informed by them, the library facility has been reconceived and is now under construction, to be opened in late 2015. Tamara Fultz Associate Museum Librarian Thomas J. Watson Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art (212) 650 - 2443 [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~