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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">Protecting Library & Archive Collections: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b
style="">Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:City w:st="on"><b>Medford</b></st1:City><b>:<span
style=""> </span></b><st1:City w:st="on">Medford</st1:City>
Branch Library, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jackson</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Library
Services</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><span style="">
</span><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">205 South Central
Avenue</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Medford</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State><span style=""> </span><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97501</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><br>
<o:p><br>
</o:p>Part 1: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<br>
Part 2: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. <br>
<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Workshop instructor:</b>
Kristen Kern is the Fine & Performing Arts Librarian at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Portland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and co-chair
of the Portland Area Disaster Response Group. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">************************************************************************</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The “Protecting Library & Archive Collections”
workshops
are presented in a 2-part sequence to produce the following outcomes
for
disaster preparedness activities:</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Complete a disaster plan by the end of
Part 2.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Learn how to train staff to implement
your plan effectively. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Set pre- and post-disaster action
priorities for your collections. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Learn how to use practical
decision-making skills during an emergency. </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Experience salvage procedures for
books, documents, and non-print media.</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The workshop days are scheduled eleven weeks
apart.
Participants will prepare short assignments prior to the first session;
between
sessions, they will undertake additional assignments resulting in a
completed
disaster plan at the end of Part 2. Upon completion, the institution
will be
invited to join an informal network of WESTPAS trained personnel to
provide
mutual aid in the event of emergencies involving collections in the
region.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><b style="">Who should
attend</b>:<span style=""> </span>Administrators and staff
responsible for
emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of
libraries
and archives.<span style=""> </span>By registering for the
workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to
achieve the
workshop's disaster preparedness goals. When possible, please send two
attendees from a library or archive so they can work together on the
disaster
preparedness activities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><o:p> </o:p><b style="">Cost</b>: No
charge
to the institution.<span style=""> </span>Funding provided by
the National Endowment for the Humanities <span style="color: black;">and
co-sponsored by the Oregon State Library.</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b style="">Registration</b>: <span
style=""> </span>Pre-registration required: <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/bkfc44">WESTPAS workshop</a> <a
href="http://tinyurl.com/bkfc44">http://tinyurl.com/bkfc44</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0.0001pt 1in;"><span
style="">
</span>Go to the correct month and date to find the online registration
form.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For registration assistance contact: Kathy Krause <a
href="mailto:krause@plsinfo.org">krause@plsinfo.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For general & content information
contact: Julie
Page <a href="mailto:jpage@wespas.org">jpage@westpas.org</a></p>
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<img alt="Portland State University logo"
src="cid:part1.05090004.04040709@pdx.edu" align="left" height="35"
width="165"><br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kristen Kern
Fine and Performing Arts Librarian
Portland State Library
P. O. Box 1151
Portland, OR 97207
503-725-5218 tel
503-725-4524 fax
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu">kernk@pdx.edu</a>
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