Disaster response and recovery

Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra

This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) outlines the response to an infestation of insects in archival collection material.

Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra

This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) outlines the response to the flooding of the Australian National University (ANU) Chifley Library.

Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra

This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) outlines the collections and types of material held in the Australian National University (ANU) archives and repositories, experience of disaster, disaster response and key issues.

The ALIA Rebuilding with Books campaign saw $110,000-worth of books distributed to families who lost their homes in the Victorian bushfires of 2009.

In an emergency, you may not have time to formulate a plan and communicate this to your staff in time. Be prepared to act quickly and efficiently by preparing your response using this guide.

These scenarios can be used for staff training sessions can be used in practical training sessions to prepare staff and management to implement disaster plans.

This document is superceded by "ALIA disaster scenarios for staff training sessions (2019)".

This guide should be used in conjunction with the ALIA guide to disaster planning, response and recovery for libraries.

This guide covers each of these eventualities and the four stages of a disaster: prevention, preparation, response and recovery.

Each library will be different, each situation unique, but using the approach outlined in this guide will help to plan a disaster response.