Dear All
See the email from Bruce Gordon from IASA below. Some information may not be relevant to us in South Africa, but the links provided under Resource Pages are helpful.
Kind regards
Esther
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From: IASA-list [mailto:IASA...@NB.NO] On
Behalf Of Gordon, Bruce
Sent: 30 October 2012 07:08 PM
To: IASA...@NB.NO
Subject: Disaster Response Information & Assistance for Collections
Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Dear IASA members,
In light of the recent disaster that Hurricane Sandy has brought upon the Eastern United States and the Caribbean, I am forwarding this list of disaster resources offered so thoughtfully by Chris Lacinak of AudioVisual Preservation Solutions. Thank-you, Chris!
Please feel free to add to these resources by posting to the IASALIST.
Thank-you!
Best regards,
-Bruce
Bruce J. Gordon
Audio Engineer
Audio Preservation Services
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
U.S.A
tel. +1(617) 495-1241
fax +1(617) 496-4636
Disaster Assistance Hotlines:
NEDCC: 978-470-1010
AIC-CERT: 202-661-8068
Lyrasis Disaster Assistance:
Phone – (800) 999-8558
Email – disa...@lyrasis.org
Website – Disaster Assistance
Resource Pages:
Mick Newnham's Disaster Recovery for Films in Flooded Areas
National Park Service Conserv-O-Gram Salvage of Water Damaged Collections: Paper, Non-Paper Based, Objects, Natural History,Textiles
LYRASIS's Disaster Response and Recovery Page
ALA's Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Page
CCAHA Mid-Atlantic Emergency Resource Guide
Heritage Preservation's Resources for Response and Recover
Conservation Online's Disaster Preparedness and Response resources
Library of Congress's Preservation Response & Recovery Resources
New York Alliance for Response
Grants & Funding:
Disaster recovery grants are available through both SAA's National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archivesand MARAC's Disaster Assistance Fund.
FEMA's 2005 Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions [PDF]
American Association of School Librarians offer the Beyond Words diaster recovery grant