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Oregon Health & Science University Library<br class="">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Please join us next Friday, March 17 at 10:00am -11:30am PT for Getting Back to Normal: A Virtual Tabletop Exercise in Disaster Preparation.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On March 17 at 10:00am -11:30am PT, the NN/LM PNR will host a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">virtual</span></em><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>tabletop
exercise that will feature a scenario based on a major disaster. The disaster will impact the entire Northwest, disrupting the normal state of being in your community. Which disaster will strike? Attend the virtual tabletop exercise to find out!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Is your library prepared?</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Are the people who work in your library prepared?</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Will your library take a role in helping your community/institution return to normal?</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Will you take a role?</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The webinar will be facilitated by Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Disaster Ready Initiative. Dan, who is also the Associate Director for Collections & Library Services, has been helping libraries prepare
for disasters since 2007. He combines his hands-on experience with the knowledge he has gained working with librarians and emergency planners across the nation.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Learning Objectives:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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Determine your current preparedness level.<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Awareness of value of emergency planners.<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Value of risk assessment.<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Analysis of operational impacts from an interruption or disruption.<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Ways to protect the safety of your employees and patrons.<o:p class=""></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
How to build a culture of preparedness in the workplace and at home.<o:p class=""></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Two helpful checklists will help you prepare for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">this event: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em><a href="https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/disaster_readiness_checklist.docx" title="Disaster Readiness Checklist" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Disaster
Readiness Checklist</a> & <a href="https://nnlm.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/partnership_opportunities_checklist.docx" title="Partnership Opportunities Checklist" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Partnership Opportunities
Checklist</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">The PNR looks forward to helping<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">you<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></em>get
prepared.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://nnlm.gov/disaster-virtual-2016" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue;" class="">Connection
information and participation instructions</span></strong></a><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(no registration required)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">This event is part of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://nnlm.gov/ep/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">NN/LM
Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong>To help mitigate the impact of disasters on communities, the National Library of Medicine through the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)
has committed resources to help all libraries maintain their core information resources and services following disaster to support the health and general well-being of their communities.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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Emily J. Glenn, MSLS, AHIP<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Community Health Outreach Coordinator<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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University of Washington Health Sciences Library<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Box 357155, Seattle, WA 98195<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Direct: (206)616-7283 / Office: (206)543-8262<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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