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Safety Doesn't Happen by Accident: Disaster Planning at the University of Pittsburgh

Safety Doesn't Happen by Accident: Disaster Planning at the University of Pittsburgh
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Author(s): Miranda L. Nixon (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 23
Source title: Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Emy Nelson Decker (Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library, USA)and Jennifer A. Townes (Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch009

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Abstract

In the spring of 2012, events on the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Oakland prompted concerns about personal safety and the disaster plan for the library system. These disquieting events, coupled with the need to re-write the outdated ULS disaster plan, hastened planning efforts that had begun that very spring. Through discussion of the re-writing of the disaster plan for the University of Pittsburgh's University Library System (ULS), this chapter will educate readers on library safety concerns and potential resources that can be explored and built upon to better prepare for disasters and emergency situations. The lessons learned from this planning process will likely mirror situations other libraries find themselves in and offer guidance on where to turn and how to educate staff.

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