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- Title
A Perspective on Preservation and Disaster Response Preparedness in Oregon Libraries.
- Authors
Kern, Kristen; Alex Toth
- Abstract
The article presents an examination of the library preservation effort Disaster Recovery Group (DiRG) established by the Portland Area Library System (PORTALS) to handle natural disasters in Oregon. The disaster plan can be customized to the needs of all collections including academic libraries, public libraries, and specialized collections, a key success of the program according to the authors.
- Subjects
PORTLAND (Or.); OREGON; PRESERVATION of library materials; NATURAL disasters; MANAGEMENT of library materials; LIBRARY materials security measures
- Publication
OLA Quarterly, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 4, p8
- ISSN
1093-7374
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7710/1093-7374.1338