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Introduction

Disaster Phone Tree

• Immediate Steps
• Preparation for Air Drying
• Procedures for Air Drying Books
• Procedures for Air Drying Paper Documents or Pamphlets

Library Salvage Priorities

• Priority List
• Floor Plan(s)

Major Emergencies

• Checklist of Immediate Steps
• Organization of Major Disaster Action Team
• Packing and Removal of Wet Books and Materials
• Guidelines for Packing Wet Library Materials
• Recovery Methods for Materials Requiring
  Immediate Attention or Unusual Treatment
• Drying Wet Books and Records: Summary of Technology
• Non-Water Disasters

Appendixes

• Emergency Unit Supply Box
• Emergency Supplies: Central Freezer Storage
• Cornell Library Annex Freezer
• Regional Emergency Mutual Response Team
• List of Local & Regional Services & Supplies
  Insurance
• Example of Completed Library Salvage Priorities Form
  
  

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Department of Preservation and Collection Maintenance