EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES
WESTPAS: Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service
http://westpas.org
WESTPAS is a regional library and archives preservation service. Started in 2007, its goals are to deliver preservation education and training workshops to libraries and archives in 14 participating states and territories: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawai'i, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern Marianas Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Heritage Preservation – Heritage Emergency National Task Force
http://www.hertiagepreservation.org/programs/taskfer.htm
The Heritage Emergency National Task Force offers tools and information to cultural institutions and the general public for preparing for and responding to emergencies that affect collections and family treasures.
Northern States Conservation Center – Emergency Preparedness
http://www.collectioncare.org/cci/cciep.html
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Tools recommended by staff of the conservation center.
Northeast Document Conservation Center
http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/05EmergencyMgmtBibliography.php
Emergency Management Bibliography, including a list of Internet resources. NDCC has a whole area devoted to Disaster Assistance, so take a look through their materials. Also be sure to check out the Worksheet for Outlining a Disaster Plan
(http://www.nedcc.org/resources/leaflets/3Emergency_Management/04DisasterPlanWorksheet.php).
Conservation OnLine – Disaster Preparedness and Response
http://www.cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/disasters/
A comprehensive list of resources, including disaster plans, case histories, and many other resources.
CERT – Community Emergency Response Teams
http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
dPlan – The Online Disaster-Planning Tool for Cultural and Civic Institutions
http://www.dplan.org
Disaster planning is an essential component of preserving your institution’s collections. With a written disaster plan, libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other collection-holding institutions can reduce the risk of disaster and minimize losses. dPlan is perfect for small and medium-sized institutions that do not have in-house preservation staff. dPlan is also valuable for large library systems or museum campuses that need to develop separate but related plans for multiple buildings, locations, or branches.
California Alliance for Response
http://www.calafr.org
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov
Upcoming Workshops
CSI: Registrars at LACMA
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Art Handling Workshop at Portland Art Museum, WMA Portland
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
WMA Pre-conference Workshop: Creating an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan for Collections
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
Portland, OR
CSI: Registrars 2010 WMA Portland Pre-Conference Event
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Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR
Join RCWR at WMA Portland
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October 16 - 20, 2010
Portland, OR
Save the Date! WMA 2011 Honolulu
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September 23 - 26, 2011
Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawai'i
Travel Stipends and Scholarships
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2010 WMA Travel Stipend
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2010 European Registrar Conference Travel Stipend
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