[Libs-Or] FREE disaster preparedness workshop

[Kristen Kern]

Dear Colleagues,

Below is an announcement for the upcoming WESTPAS workshop that takes 
disaster planning to the next step. Don't worry about having the perfect 
plan - this is an opportunity to discover what gaps there might be in 
your plan by working through a table top scenario and to think about how 
we can help each other in the event of an emergency. Hope to see you there!

ARE YOU READY?


Scenario Planning & Collaboration Among Libraries & Archives to

Improve Disaster Preparedness for Collections


Portland: Friday, March 12, 2010 -- Portland State University Library --

9:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m.



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"Okay, now you have a disaster plan, but do you know how well it will 
work in a real disaster situation?

This workshop will:

* Help you assess your vulnerabilities

* Test your plan using a scenario table top exercise

* Explore how collaborations can help you respond to a disaster

* Build a shared vision for disaster preparedness

It's better we should find answers now than after a disaster has occurred!"


Who should attend:

When possible, send 2-3 participants from your library/archive to work
together on disaster preparedness activities:

Staff member(s) responsible for emergency preparedness

Administrator and/or manager responsible for the building/collection

Key members of the emergency/disaster team responsible for decision-making


Requirements for attendance:

* A written disaster plan that includes collections response/recovery

* A letter of institutional commitment to explore collaboration to

optimize preparedness

* A completed 3-page vulnerability assessment (distributed 3 weeks

before workshop)



Cost:    No fee; just your time, energy, and institutional commitment.



Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Sponsored by Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance

Service (WESTPAS) Co-sponsored by the Oregon State Library





Workshop instructors: Barclay Ogden, Co-Coordinator of the
California Preservation Program & WESTPAS, and Kristen Kern, Fine and 
Performing Arts Librarian, Portland State University

Registration:     Pre-registration required. Register online at:

WESTPAS workshop http://tiny.cc/ZePOL

For registration assistance contact:  Kathy Krause krause at plsinfo.org 
<mailto:krause at plsinfo.org>

For general & content information contact:  Julie Page jpage at westpas.org 
<mailto:jpage at westpas.org>


-- 
Kristen Kern
Fine and Performing Arts Librarian
Portland State Library
P. O. Box 1151
Portland, OR 97207
503-725-5218 tel
503-725-4524 fax
kernk at pdx.edu