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Preparedness Has Its Rewards: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries

Preparedness Has Its Rewards: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries. REMEMBER: YOU ARE NOT ALONE!. IT HAPPENED. You come to Work and Find… There is a serious outbreak of the H1N1 Virus in your community A Natural Disaster occurs in your area A power outage had computers down

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Preparedness Has Its Rewards: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries

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  1. Preparedness Has Its Rewards:National EmergencyResponse Plans for Libraries REMEMBER: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! IT HAPPENED • You come to Work and Find… • There is a serious outbreak of the H1N1 Virus in your community • A Natural Disaster occurs in your area • A power outage had computers down • A fire in your facility caused smoke damage to your library • A pipe burst in the ceiling • YOU Have Several • Life Lines: • YOURRegional Medical Library Office @ 1-800-DEV-ROKS • YOURBackup Library • NN/LM Toolkit @ http://nnlm.gov/ep • YOURRegional Coordinator Maryann Mlodzik, MLIS Summa Health System, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Barbara Platts, MLIS, AHIP Munson Healthcare Traverse City, MI • Your Regional Coordinators are • ready to assist you by: • Acting as a liaison between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Greater Midwest Region (GMR) and network members in his/her state • Being an active member of the disaster response team during an emergency situation, along with representatives from the affected network member library, the designated back-up library, and the GMR Office • Assisting with the facilitation of locating a back-up library for network members as needed • Reporting back to the GMR Office following the disaster recovery process and send recovery debriefings • Providing additional resources/services as needed • Promoting the NN/NLM Emergency Preparedness Plan and toolkit to network members • Participating in the Emergency Preparedness Working Group YOU Planned Ahead Now these resources from the NN/LM Toolkit are at your fingertips: • YOUR Service Continuity Planning • (The 10-Step Plan … Simple!) • YOUR Disaster Plan for YOUR • Small or Medium Institution • Resource Library • Hospital Library • (something for everyone!) • Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Mutual Aid Agreement • (doesn’t need to be complicated) • Disaster Recovery Companies • (their number is in your Rolodex • AND in your 10-Step Plan!) Key Points to Consider • YOUprepared; YOU have a Disaster Plan. • YOU have a Backup Library • YOU have an agreement with that Backup Library • YOU have a Service Continuity Plan (SCP) • YOU have your Regional Coordinator’s name and number at hand. This project was funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract # N01-LM-6-3503 with the University of Illinois at Chicago, Library of the Health Sciences.

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