Library Assistant Director:
Regular Duties During and After a Disaster
- Supervises the staff and volunteers during collection recovery efforts
- Trains staff and volunteers
- Advises director on the extent of the damage to the collections ยท Photographs damage to collections & library contents
- Maintain photographic record of recover efforts
- Locates specific priority collections to saved or recovered first as previously identified
- Determines which items can be recovered in-house and which need to be sent out for recovery
- Determines which parts of the damaged collection are not worth recovery efforts
- Advises director on the need of a recovery company if collections need to be dried
- Maintains records of damaged materials
- Maintains contact with recovery company until the materials are returned
- Supervises in-house cleaning and drying
- Supervises the processing of all damaged materials
- Identifies destroyed equipment which must be destroyed and notifies director.
- Submits information for a written report of the recovery and/or relocation activities to director
Staff Mobilization
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