{"product_id":"9781605902746","title":"Emergency Preparedness for Libraries","description":"Despite the volumes of information they contain, few libraries, whose population at any given moment is as unpredictable as the weather, know how to prepare for, endure, and survive a disaster, whether natural or man-made, and even fewer put their know-how to paper. Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library management with a comprehensive guide to planning and executing emergency procedures. Based, in part, on an emergency preparedness seminar the author has presented for the American Library Association, Emergency Preparedness for Libraries provides library personnel with detailed instructions for protecting staff, patrons, and the facilities themselves, including \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSteps to take now, before disaster strikes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople and procedures to include in an emergency\/disaster action plan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical ways to turn written plans into an instinctual team response\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSafety considerations to take into account when caring for people on-site during an emergency\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformation to provide to the umbrella organization and the media after a disaster\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey things to do the first few days after an event\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips for getting back to business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e In addition, the author examines possible scenarios and provides step-by-step solutions for all types of libraries_academic, school, public, and special_and all types of disruptions, including floods, fires, civil disturbances, and theft.","brand":"Government Institutes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170828108016,"sku":"9781605902746","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781605902746_p0.jpg?v=1769902364","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781605902746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}