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Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 -- INITIAL RESPONSE IN AN EMERGENCY

Phase 1:      Procedures for Activating the Disaster Response Team

Phase 2:      Damage Assessment

Phase 3:      Recovery Preparation / Salvage Team

SECTION 2 -- SALVAGE PRIORITIES AND FLOOR PLANS FOR ELLIS LIBRARY

2.2 Special Collections Priorities

SECTION 3 -- SALVAGE PRIORITIES AND FLOOR PLANS FOR ARCHIVES AND BRANCH LIBRARIES

3.1       Engineering Library

3.2       Geology Library

3.3       Health Sciences Library

3.4       Journalism Library

3.5       Math Library

3.6       Newspaper Library

3.7       Veterinary Medical Library

3.8       University Archives

3.9       UM Libraries Depository

3.10     UM Libraries Depository Module 2 (U2)

3.11     State Historical Society

3.12     Western Historical Manuscript

SECTION IV -- RECOVERY / SALVAGE PROCEDURES

Salvage at a Glance Chart (Western Association for Art Conservation Newsletter Insert)
Salvage at a Glance article (Canadian Council of Archives)

4.1 Salvage of Paper-based Materials

4.1.1 Books and Documents to be frozen and recovered off-site
4.1.2 Volumes to be recovered on-site by MU SalvageTeam
4.1.3 Records, documents and unbound material to be recovered on-site by MU Salvage Team

4.2     Salvage of Microforms

4.3     Recovery of Photographic Materials (Photographs, Negatives and Prints)

4.4     Salvage of Motion Picture Films

4.5     Salvage Procedures for Magnetic Data Storage Media

4.6     Salvage Procedures for Optical Data Storage Formats (CD, DVD, etc.)

4.7     Recovery of Three-Dimensional Objects

SECTION 5 -- CORE FUNCTIONS -- Administrative / Business Plans for Recovery

SECTION 6 -- COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS

SECTION 7 -- ELLIS LIBRARY EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

SECTION 8 -- PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS