Preservation Disaster Response

Emergency Response Steps:

1. Remain Calm
2. Human Safety Comes First
3. For events involving fire, earthquake, hazardous materials, and threats to personal safety follow all instructions in the UBC Emergency Procedures Red Flip Guide
4. Notify Building Operations Service Centre Trouble Calls, 604-822-2173
5. Call Alicia Munro at Library Facilities, 604-822-5521
6. If safe to do so, begin securing the area and remove or protect Library materials that may be affected
7. Call  Anne Lama at 604-822-3441
8. When emergency is controlled, please fill out the online Preservation Incident Form

Collections Disaster Recovery Manual

The UBC Library Collections Disaster Recovery Manual aims to minimize collection loss in the event of a disaster by outlining the steps to be taken in the recovery of library materials. This manual is to be used for collection materials. For information regarding human safety in the event of a disaster please consult UBC Emergency Management. For events involving fire, earthquake, hazardous materials, and threats to personal safety follow all instructions in the UBC Emergency Procedures Red Flip Guide.

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Collection Triage List Template

The Collection Triage List is a list of the materials that should receive priority within a given Library unit after a collections disaster. Each branch or unit should fill out a Collection Triage List and keep a hard copy with their printout of the Collections Disaster Recovery Manual. Include a floor plan of your branch with each priority’s location clearly marked.

Here’s an example of a Collection Triage List for a made-up Library branch to give you an idea of what this should look like: Example Collection Triage List

Collection Triage List Template

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Water Incident Response & Collections Recovery Procedures

The most common type of disaster will come in the form of water. Most disasters have a water component that has the potential to affect Library collections. The UBC Library Water Incident Response & Collections Recovery Procedures provide an overview of the steps that need to be taken to minimize collection loss in the event of a water incident. All of this information can also be found in the Collections_Disaster_Recovery_Manual_December 2015

UBC Library Water Incident Response & Collections Recovery Procedures

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