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Expecting the Unexpected: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries

Expecting the Unexpected: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries. Do You Have a Disaster Plan?. REMEMBER YOUR LIFE LINES!. WHAT IF… A Natural Disaster occurs in your area? (ever think OHIO would be struck by a hurricane?)

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Expecting the Unexpected: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries

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  1. Expecting the Unexpected: National Emergency Response Plans for Libraries Do You Have aDisaster Plan? REMEMBER YOURLIFE LINES! • WHAT IF… • A Natural Disaster occurs in your area? (ever think OHIO would be struck by a hurricane?) • A prolonged power outage prevents access to your online resources? • A fire in your facility causes smoke damage to your library? • A pipe bursts in the ceiling? • The NLM Toolkit: http://nnlm.gov/ep • Placing Docline on Hold • Additional Resources • Communicating with yourRegional Coordinator Turn to your Regional Medical Library Office @ 1-800-DEV-ROKS For assistance with: 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 will: • Act as a liaison between the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), Greater Midwest Region (GMR) and network members in his/her state • Be 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 • Assist with the facilitation of locating a back-up library for network members as needed • Report back to the GMR Office following the disaster recovery process and send recovery debriefings • Provide additional resources/services as needed • Promote the NN/NLM Emergency Preparedness Plan and toolkit to network members • Participate in the Emergency Preparedness Working Group HELP IS HERE! Check out the NN/LM Toolkit for resources such as: • Service Continuity Planning • Disaster Plan Training • Sample Disaster Plans and Templates for: • Small & Medium Institutions • Resource Libraries • Hospital Libraries • Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) • Lessons Learned from the Field • Disaster Recovery Companies • Disaster Supply Companies Key Points to Consider • Does your library/information center have a Disaster Plan? • Do you have a back-up library? • Is there a library you can partner with? • Do you have a Service Continuity Plan (SCP) /Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with that back-up library? • Do you need further assistance or training? 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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