<p>The Oregon State Library is working with the Western States andTerritories Preservation Assistance Service, WESTPAS, to identify potential changes to enhance its workshop offerings on developing disaster response and salvage plans. A short survey has been developed which asks for input on different delivery models.</p>
<p> </p><p>WESTPAS offers free(grant-funded) workshops on developing disaster response and salvage plans for collections in heritage institutions. The workshops are two days in length; the first day and the second day are separated by 4-6weeks to provide time to prepare a very basic draft plan between workshop days. Oregon has held these workshops several times at different locations throughout the state. While attendees have found them quite helpful,it is getting more difficult to travel and make the time commitments required in the original delivery model.</p>
<p> </p><p>WESTPAS is proposing to create an alternative workshop model. The first "day" of the workshop would be a short series of webinars, at the end of which participants would draft very basic disaster response plans. The second day would be an in-person event to review draft plans and to get experience handling wet materials to be salvaged, something quite hard to do in a webinar!</p>
<p> </p><div>Prior to undertaking development, WESTPAS needs feedback on this proposed workshop model. If you or someone from your institution is interested in creating a disaster response plan for your institution,please take two minutes to respond to the questions at <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/westpas">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/westpas</a>~ the survey will close on May 20, 2012.<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Kristen Kern<br>Fine and Performing Arts Librarian</div><div>WESTPAS trainer, OR, ID, NV<br>Portland State Library<br>503-725-5218<br><a href="mailto:kernk@pdx.edu" target="_blank">kernk@pdx.edu</a><br><br>
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