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Disaster Recovery Manual (2010), David J. Stokoe, Department Of Preservation And Conservation Jan 2010

Disaster Recovery Manual (2010), David J. Stokoe, Department Of Preservation And Conservation

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The Syracuse University Library Disaster Recovery Plan for library materials outlines procedures for salvaging a wide variety of library materials in the event of a disaster of minor emergency. We have designed this plan to help library staff cope with and recover materials from minor emergencies that typically involve 500 or less items. The majority of these emergencies will be caused by interior flooding due to leaky pipes (or water coming in from other vulnerable areas in library buildings) or from patron mishaps. The resultant wet books and other objects, such as photographs, microfilm, and sound recordings, can usually be …