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The University of Iowa Libraries Flood of 2008

Learn about the University of Iowa Libraries Flood of 2008 and the extensive recovery efforts that followed. Discover the challenges faced, the proactive steps taken, and the lessons learned for future disaster preparedness.

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The University of Iowa Libraries Flood of 2008

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  1. The University of Iowa Libraries Flood of 2008

  2. The University Libraries Art Library Biological Sciences Library Marvin A. Pomerantz Business Library Lichtenberger Engineering Library Geoscience Library Hardin Library for the Health Sciences  Main Library Mathematical Sciences Library  Rita Benton Music Library Physics Library Psychology Library

  3. Friday, June 13th • Move as many collections from Main Library basement as possible • Evacuate 100 Main Library staff members within a six-hour period • Move servers to central IT • Lock down the Main Library building

  4. By 9:00 pm, we had moved: • 50,000 of a half million books in storage • Manuscripts – leaving 5 feet of clearance • Approximately 700 16mm films • 100 staff from Main, Music, and Art libraries

  5. Observations • Up-to-date disaster plan – knowledgeable people to call • Know how to reach key people • Anticipate unexpected and that will change regularly • Communicate • This will be a full time job for longer than anticipated • Recovery takes years – less tolerance for uncertainty and inconvenience over time • It could have been much worse

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