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Written by those managing the recovery of the Colorado State University Library, this handbook offers advice on restoring collections and services. Topics covered include: risk management analysis; human resources implications; collection restoration; fund raising; and temporary services.

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Library Journal Review

On July 28, 1997, the Morgan Library at the Colorado State University experienced a flash flood that broke a wall in the library basement; the flood's sheer force twisted bookshelves and tossed books into the water. As a result, ten percent of the collection was totally destroyed, with the most serious damage to the serials collection. In all, 425,000 titles had to be reprocessed, most computers were ruined, work areas were gone, and the library couldn't open due to water, mold, and other health hazardsDa disaster of the largest magnitude. Edited by university library dean Alire, who oversaw the library's recovery, this handbook gives a detailed account of the disaster, as well as advice and recommendations to other libraries for coping with an emergency and its aftermath. Even though Morgan Library had a disaster plan in effect, employees discovered how many things weren't covered. They also learned how little there was in published library literature on replacing collections, accepting gifts in huge quantities, dealing with insurance companies, keeping the building secure, the difficulties (in their state) of hiring temporary help, and working with contractors. Each chapter is written by a different staff member (or pairs) and discusses the impact the disaster had on their department. How do you keep staff morale intact and how do you communicate when there are no telephones, electricity, or heating/cooling in the building? Health concerns for the safety of employees from mold are also discussed. This lengthy volume is important as it documents the severity of the disaster but also reads as a cathartic dissertation that will help the staff in the healing process as they regain control of their library. Useful lessons can be learned by large academic and public libraries thinking through their own disaster plans.DMarie Bruni, Huntington Memorial Lib., Oneonta, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Less than two weeks after editor Alire assumed her position as Colorado State University (CSU) dean of libraries, the system suffered severe flooding. Besides presenting the story of response to the disaster, the volume aims to guide other libraries in developing disaster preparedness. CSU staff members involved in the disaster have written most of the chapters, each about the aspect he or she worked on, such as the initial tasks in managing a major disaster, especially the implications for those who must deal with the media. Discrete sections deal with the reactions and responsibilities of the library's public services and technical services divisions. The last three sections cover restoring the collection and the role of gifts and resource sharing in restoration.