A. Director

• Makes major decisions & calls in key personnel to assist;

• Assesses all disaster areas for immediate priority list;

• Visits sites and gets reports of progress from supervisor of area;

• Makes major decisions affecting Library and disaster operation;

• Keeps college officials informed on status of Library during salvage operation.

B. Business Manager

• Establishes and manages disaster recovery & salvage teams.

• Contacts emergency supply distributors to deliver needed materials.

• Keeps Director informed about current status of assessments made and salvaging being done.

C. Head of Collection Management 

• Prepares general collection stacks and reference room for anticipated event (severe inclement weather, etc.)

• Assesses damage to general collection and reference room;

• Implements disaster procedures in stack area and supervises salvage team;

• Informs Director of situation and assists in salvage procedures;

• Determines what materials are able to be saved and which should be discarded.

D. Head of Technical Services

• Prepares technical services area for anticipated event (severe inclement weather, etc.)

• Assesses damage to technical services area;

• Implements disaster procedures and supervises salvage team;

• Informs Director of situation and assists in salvage procedures.

E. Chief Curator (Special Collections)

• Prepares Special Collections and Gallery for anticipated event (severe inclement weather, etc.)

• Assesses damage to Special Collections and Gallery

• Supervises, informs disaster team workers of situation and assessed damages.

• Informs Director of situation and assists salvage procedures.

• Should be called in for all disasters as Recovery Specialist.

F. Information Technology Librarian

• Prepares Library electronic equipment for anticipated event (severe inclement weather, etc.)

• Assesses damage to electronic equipment and computers;

• Serves as main contact with DOIT;

• Implements disaster procedures for recovery of equipment and data;

• Informs Director of situation and assists in salvage procedures.

G. Head of Serials

• Prepares serials, media, and circulation for anticipated event (severe inclement weather, etc.)

• Assesses damage to serials, media, and circulation;

• Implements disaster procedures in stack area and supervises salvage team;

• Informs Director of situation and assists in salvage procedures;

• Determines what materials are able to be saved and which should be discarded.

Suggested review timetable: once a year.

F:adm/pm/551 rev. 9/6/06 LW (wrt changes in personnel)

Appendix:

UMBC Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Plan (which may supersede some of the provisions in this guideline)

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Salvage Team