Preservation is one of my “pet peeves” because its importance is obvious to librarians but many of our organizations take a blind eye to it as they often do to other efforts to insure perpetuity. It’s considered many times to just be an expense that can be easily “overlooked” as not being a budgetary expedient.
“Each year, archives, libraries, museums, and historic preservation organizations set aside May 1 to participate in MayDay, an initiative to protect cultural heritage from disasters…
- Learn more about MayDay from our news release. A text version and logos are available to use in newsletters and other publicity.
- What are you doing for MayDay 2009? Share your institution’s story and be automatically entered to win a prize from our MayDay partner Gaylord Brothers! Details here…
- Need some ideas for what to do on MayDay? Click here for a list of suggested preparedness activities.
- See what other organizations are doing in 2009; learn what libraries, museums, and archives did for MayDay in 2008…”
I like their slogan:
“Do One Thing for Emergency Preparedness“
BTW, previously I posted about the FREE disater planner “dplan”:
“...dPlan is a free online tool that creates disaster plans – practical plans.
‘dPlan is a free online tool that will help you simplify the process of writing a disaster plan. Enter information about your institution using the comprehensive fill-in-the-blank template. This template will guide you through the steps necessary for effective disaster planning.
Once completed, dPlan generates a printed disaster plan specific to your institution. The resulting plan contains contact information for staff and key personnel, preventive maintenance checklists, salvage techniques, and much more. dPlan can be updated continuously to reflect the changes that occur at your institution.’”
