Asia-Pacific Library and Information Conference 2018, 30 July - 2 August 2018 Gold Coast: Roar Leap Dare
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the session on library disaster planning.
ALIA Information Online 2019 Conference, 11-15 February 2019 Sydney: Infinite Possibilities
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) supported the talk on disaster management by two university libraries.
This document has been updated from an earlier edition (ALIA, 2010) and provides various disaster training scenarios which can help staff to prepare, update and refine library Disaster Plans and assist in staff training. A list of key issues is also provided for facilitators to select and adapt to help groups explore the implications of the different disaster scenarios.
This resource can be used in conjunction with the ALIA Disaster Management for Libraries: Guide (Part 1) and Disaster Plan Template (Part 2).
This template has been flexibly designed for your library or cultural institution to develop its own collections Disaster Plan. It is to be used in conjunction with the Guide (Part one) which provides an overview and context for the Disaster Plan. The template is based on a medium to large sized library but can be tailored to meet the needs of smaller libraries, or other collecting organisations.
This guide provides concise information about how to safeguard library collections in the event of a disaster and has been updated from an earlier edition (ALIA, 2010). The Guide (Part one) gives an overview and context for the Disaster Plan. The Disaster Plan Template (Part two) provides further details and a flexible integrated model with tables and a checklist for you to adapt and develop your library’s own Disaster Plan.
This presentation (PowerPoint slides) summarises the 'ALIA Rebuilding with Books' initiative. In August of 2009, the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) partnered with the Australian Booksellers Association, and the Australian Publishers’ Association, to provide books to people who had been affected by the bushfires. The project included the State Library of Victoria, the School Library Association of Victoria, the Public Libraries Victoria Network, and the Friends of Libraries Australia.
National 2016 Conference, 29 August-2 September 2016 Adelaide: Engage Create Lead
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) provides an overview of developing a disaster plan which covers both physical and digital library collection material.
ALIA Universities and Research Libraries (URLS) & Blue Shield Australia Conference - Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra
Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) discusses how Libraries Australia can help organisations guard against information loss due to natural disasters, human error, library closures or system issues.
Fires, floods and failures: future proofing against disaster, 1 May 2019 Canberra
This conference presentation (PowerPoint slides) supports the paper which presents case studies of disasters that have affected university libraries in Australia and around the globe and discusses the issues to be considered in formulating emergency management responses.
