Northeast Document Conservation Center:

Offers several resources, including an online disaster planning tool and workshops.

DPlan – Online Disaster Preparedness Planning Tool

http://www.dplan.org/

dPlan can help you create a plan for disaster prevention and response. Enter data into the online template to create a customized disaster plan for your institution. This plan will help you:

• prevent or mitigate disasters
• prepare for the most likely emergencies
• respond quickly to minimize damage if disaster strikes, and recover effectively from disaster while continuing to provide services to your community

Emergency Preparedness Workshops

This course covers the importance of planning for emergency situations. Elements of a disaster plan and ways to update current plans are discussed. Different levels of planning can be taught; the course can focus on developing the plan itself, especially using NEDCC’s online tool, dPlan. Additionally, disaster recovery, salvage of wet collections, response, and rehabilitation can be emphasized. Case studies are used, and students learn from what others have experienced.
http://www.nedcc.org/education/offerings.php#t5

Disaster Assistance

NEDCC's Emergency Management Preservation Leaflets

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Workshop
 

This workshop will cover the following topics: the disaster planning process and how to successfully write a disaster plan for your collections; hazard mitigation; initial response activities; and practical recovery techniques for water and fire-damaged materials. Information on sources of assistance and service providers will be available. A hands-on component can be included to demonstrate recovery techniques for water-damaged paper materials.
http://www.ccaha.org/education/program-roster

National Trust for Historic Preservation 
 

Bibliography

The link to the Disaster Preparedness bibliography was prepared for in-house use at the museum sites of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is strictly a draft list, and is frequently updated as new materials and publications become available. If you feel that there is an error or there are materials that should be added to this Bibliography, please contact me at my E-Mail address and let me know the citation. I would be happy to add it as I want to make this list as inclusive as possible.
http://www.museum-security.org/disasterbib.html
E-mail: melissa_heaver@nthp.org
http://www.nthp.org

Heritage Preservation

Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel

Features an updated section on protecting electronic records, a water-resistant coating, and magnets for easy access. This hands-on tool helps institutions protect precious collections and records, find reliable information instantly, and save damaged objects. Side on of the wheel is an outline for Action Steps, side two provides practical tips for Salvage Steps. Cost is 12.95-7.95 each

http://www.heritagepreservation.org/catalog/Wheel1.htm

Other Disaster Planning and Recovery Resources on the Internet include: 

• National Task Force on Emergency Response, Heritage Preservation
• Tips for Water Damage to Family Heirlooms and Other Valuables, prepared by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and the National Institute for Conservation (NIC)
• Salvage Operations for Water-Damaged Collections, by Betty Walsh
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Illinois Cooperative Extension Service Disaster Resources Home Page
• National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
• Conservation OnLine has a section on disaster planning and recovery with additional links.
• The Inland Empire Libraries Disaster Response Network (IELDRN)