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- Title: Disaster Planning in a Health Sciences Library: A Grant-Funded Approach (Brief Communications) (Report)
- Author : Felicia McMullen Yeh
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,Engineering,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
Description
Recent events, such as the outbreak of H1N1 influenza and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, have raised awareness of the need for disaster preparedness and service continuity. During the last few years, disaster planning resources have become readily available. However, the reality is that many health sciences libraries still do not have comprehensive disaster plans in place. Because the preparation and execution of a disaster plan is labor intensive and time consuming, the writing of a comprehensive disaster plan is often relegated to the "back burner."