Disaster Relief Committee
Disaster Planning Websites

GENERAL RESOURCES:

• American Library Association: Disaster Response: A Selected Annotated Bibliography:
  ALA Library Fact Sheet No. 10 on Disaster Planning.

• Colorado Preservation Alliance:
  A "non-profit consortium of libraries, archives, museums, historical and genealogical societies, governmental agencies, and other interested organizations and individuals committed to preserving the cultural and historical documentary heritage of Colorado." Included on their site is a "disaster recovery database" with suggestions on responses to given situations.

• Conservation Online (CoOL): Disaster Preparedness and Response:
  CoOL is provided by the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries and includes full text conservation/preservation information from a variety of sources.

• Natural Hazards Center (University of Colorado):
  A list of disaster related periodicals, with contact and subscription information. Also, the center sponsors a Disaster Research email group.

• A Primer on Disaster Preparedness, Management and Response: Paper-Based Materials: This site is provided by the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA). It includes policies and procedures from NARA, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institute, and the National Park Service.

ORGANIZATIONS:

• Amigos Library Services, Imaging and Preservation Services (IPS):
  IPS offers information and referral services after an emergency. Also, they have a number of information packets available, including a model disaster plan, and offer training workshops on disaster planning and recovery.

• Emergency Response and Research Institute (ERRI):
  ERRI is a for-profit company providing news and information services to emergency response and government agencies. Their website is provided as a public service and contains news feeds related to disaster services.

• Heritage Emergency National Task Force:
  This was previously known as the National Task Force on Emergency Response. The task force is cosponsored by Heritage Preservation, Inc. and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and "promotes preparedness and mitigation measures and provides expert information on response and salvage to institutions and the public."

• National Institute of Disaster Restoration (NIDR):
  NIDR is a division of the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR) International.

• Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) Disaster Assistance:
  The NEDCC is the largest regional conservation center in the US. They produce a number of technical leaflets that are available through this site, as well as links to other sources of information and assistance.

DISASTER RECOVERY COMPANIES: