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Protecting Library & Archive Collections: Disaster Preparedness,
<br>
Response & Recovery
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<br>
The Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance
<br>
Service (WESTPAS) is offering a series of disaster planning
<br>
workshops in the West. Two-part workshops have been scheduled in
<br>
Seattle and in Vancouver, WA. in September/November:
<br>
<br>
SEATTLE: Part 1: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00
<br>
p.m.
<br>
Part 2: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
<br>
<br>
Location: Odegaard Undergraduate Library Room 220, University of
<br>
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
<br>
<br>
VANCOUVER
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Part 1: Monday, September 21, 2009, 9:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Part 2: Monday, November 16, 2009, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
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<br>
Location: Library Hall, Vancouver Community Library (Main
<br>
Library),
<br>
1007 East Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98663
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<br>
*Workshop instructor
<br>
Gary Menges is Preservation Administrator at the
<br>
University of
<br>
Washington Libraries, Seattle. He is a member of the
<br>
American
<br>
Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
<br>
Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC CERT).
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The "Protecting Library & Archive Collections" workshops are
<br>
presented
<br>
in a 2-part sequence to produce the following outcomes for
<br>
disaster
<br>
preparedness activities:
<br>
<br>
* Complete a disaster plan by the end of Part 2.
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* Learn how to train staff to implement your plan
<br>
effectively.
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* Set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for your
<br>
collections.
<br>
* Learn how to use practical decision-making skills during an
<br>
emergency.
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* Experience salvage procedures for books, documents, and
<br>
non-print
<br>
media.
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<br>
The workshop days are scheduled several weeks apart.
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Participants will
<br>
prepare short assignments prior to the first session; between
<br>
sessions,
<br>
they will undertake additional assignments resulting in a
<br>
completed
<br>
disaster plan at the end of Part 2. Upon completion, the
<br>
institution
<br>
will be invited to join an informal network of WESTPAS trained
<br>
personnel
<br>
to provide mutual aid in the event of emergencies involving
<br>
collections
<br>
in the region.
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<br>
<b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>Who
should attend<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>:
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<br>
Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness,
<br>
response and decision-making, in all types of libraries and
<br>
archives. By registering for the workshop, the institution
<br>
commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's
<br>
disaster preparedness goals. When possible, please send two
<br>
attendees from a library or archive so they can work together on
<br>
the disaster preparedness activities.
<br>
<br>
<b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>Cost<span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>:
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<br>
No charge to the institution. Funding provided by the National
<br>
Endowment for the Humanities. The workshops are co-sponsored by
<br>
the Washington State Library and Washington State Archives.
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<br>
<b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>Registration<span
class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>:
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<br>
Pre-registration is required. You will be able to register
<br>
online.
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To register go to:
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<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://tiny.cc/ZePOL">http://tiny.cc/ZePOL</a>
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<br>
Go to September and click on September 16 for Seattle; September
<br>
21 for Vancouver and complete the registration form. For
<br>
registration assistance contact: Kathy Krause <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:krause@plsinfo.org">krause@plsinfo.org</a>
<br>
<br>
Information about the individual workshops and registration
<br>
information
<br>
for each workshops will be sent in separate email messages.
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<br>
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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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