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Disaster plan/Emergency evacuation
All:
As I'm sure many institutions are, we are in the process to tightening
and updating our disaster/emergency evacuation plan. One question keeps
cropping up, what to do with archival materials and manuscripts being used
in the reading room at the time of evacuation. Yes, a life IS more precious
than a 1830s letter book, but the fundamental question remains.
Some have suggested leaving the materials where they are (our MSS room is
not a separate room from the rest of the library, and it does not have a
door) or should we load things on the nearby book lift (dumbwaiter) for
protection? I'm sure this has come up at other agencies/institutions. I
would like to get a sense of the policies currently in place or currently
under review. You may reply off list at vbrooks@lva.lib.va.us or on list if
there is some interest.
Thanks,
Vince
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