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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Margaret: the Canadian Centre for Architecture has a good disaster plan which includes lists of recovery priorities for all collections. Our Library list is organized by Floor (our Library spaces are on 4 floors); then by room no. or area on each floor. For each room or space we then categorize Higher Priority items, numbered in order of priority starting at 1 for the highest; then Lower Priority items, also numbered. We do not list individual titles, as we could never implement such a plan in an emergency. We list by categories and groups that are housed together, e.g. certain special collections, contents of map cases, library research files, etc. Our plan includes material signed out to other locations. Accompanying the lists are colour-coded plans; these are confidential (as is the list); their locations are known by designated members of the emergency team; they are easily retrieved and are intended to facilitate priority identification (e.g. if all Priority 1 items are coded in red, it is easy to spot these on a plan and then to locate them quickly in an area). I should add that our disaster plan, and especially the priority lists, are always in development, since things do change. I hope this is of some help. Best regards, Rosemary Haddad. At 05:56 PM 28/01/98 EST, you wrote: >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Disaster Planning for Art Museum Libraries > >We are in the throes of trying to upgrade our disaster plan. > >I should very much appreciate comments from any art museum librarians >who have sophisticated disaster plans. Copies of plans would be >wonderful but I realize that some institutions prefer to keep them >confidential. > >I have had tremendous help from our Conservation Department, who >supervise the general disaster plan, but I am now working on criteria >and lists for prioritizing items for rescue and/or salvage. It is easy >enough to come up with broad criteria for rescue/salvage but a list of >individual titles is harder. I have made numerous attempts to produce >such a list but with rather unsatisfactory results and have come up with >a number of questions. > >Do other libraries have lists? >Are items listed by individual title or category? >How many items are listed? >What types of items are listed? >Are listed items scattered all over the library or in close proximity to >each other, or grouped? > >Many thanks to anyone out there who can help. > > > > >J. Margaret Shaw >Chief Librarian >National Gallery of Australia Research Library >GPO Box 1150 >Canberra ACT 2601 >Australia > >Telephone: 61-(0)2-6240 6532 >Fax: 61-(0)2-6273 2155 > >E-Mail: [log in to unmask] >