• Identifies specific priority collections to be saved or recovered first
•  Reviews this plan annually
• Trains library staff annually 
•  Maintains direct communication with campus officials.
• Notifies the library disaster team members of imminent danger (begins the telephone tree process)
• Establishes a library command center
•  Ensures methods of communication both inside and outside the library
• Delegates duties through Assistant Directors
• Begins library salvage operations after the building is deemed safe by facilities management or local safety officials
• Oversees overall management of library recovery and salvage operations
• Assesses overall damage with input from Assistant Director(s)
•  Identifies storage space for priority recovery list items
• Determines if a mold assessment of the affected collections is necessary
• Receives reports from disaster team members
• Prepares a post-disaster report
• Works with facilities on the restoration of the Library
•  Submits insurance claims information to appropriate college authorities

Staff Mobilization