... of disaster management and preparative measures; and (2) disaster response involving strategies for information and communication access, community engagement, emergency response teams and procedures, and resource availability. Practical implications The findings are expected to be useful for policymakers...

... for Computing Machinery (1.3%). Petros Kostagiolas can be contacted at: pkostagiolas@ionio.gr 09 08 2021 26 08 2021 26 08 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Public libraries COVID-19 Pandemic Disaster management...

... the response to COVID-19 [1] . New Zealand Scenario planning Library management Disaster management Covid-19 virus Library service As a relatively isolated island-based nation, we were able to close our borders to all but returning New Zealanders and other individuals that were identified...

..., 2014). Disaster management planning preserves historical materials that are central to the understanding and values of every society. Moreover, the development and implementation of such plans is essential to the survival of cultures and their institutions. It is troubling...

... specific measures. This paper seeks to review several disaster management approaches for academic libraries and to make suggestions for Greek academic libraries by analyzing the results of a nationwide survey. Design/methodology/approach The literature regarding disaster management approaches...

... to make them. Do all you can to help other people and organisations that are faced with disasters. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Disaster management Libraries Benefits “Here’s another fine mess you’ve got us into” is a lament every boss must have uttered at some time – or, equally likely...

...Adrienne Muir; Sarah Shenton The disaster plan is promoted as a central part of disaster management. Six case studies of UK libraries and archives were used to investigate the development and use of disaster plans. During a disaster, the key in any response is leadership, an experienced team...

... Limited 2000 --> Information centres Libraries Disaster planning Disaster management Literature on preparing for and handling of library disasters is steadily growing. This slim volume is something of a departure from the typical how to write a disaster preparedness procedure manual...

...Paul Eden; Graham Matthews Presents the preliminary findings of a one‐year British Library Research and Development Department‐funded project looking at disaster management in British libraries. Based on visits to some 30 organizations within and outside the library profession and analysis of 62...

... to advise the librarian from West London on all the pitfalls and plus points of disaster management, especially with regard to the insurance claim. As a result, the second library re‐opened in half the time of the first.” Throughout its development, the LDC also observed the procrastination...

... Collection management Contingency planning Disaster management Disaster recovery DOCUMENT SOS Fire Libraries School libraries It is a sad fact that Great Britain has the highest rate of library arson attacks in the world. One can only assume that these attacks occur, not out of a disgust...