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The LOUIS Consortium and Catastrophe

The LOUIS Consortium and Catastrophe
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Author(s): Megan Lowe (University of Louisiana – Monroe, USA), Michael Matthews (Northwestern State University, USA), Lindsey M. Reno (University of New Orleans, USA)and Michael A. Sartori (McNeese State University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 31
Source title: Library Science and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3914-8.ch069

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Abstract

Using interviews, pictures, and LOUIS-related documentation, the chapter will describe the experiences of LOUIS and LOUIS member institutions affected by the hurricanes in the context of how the consortium helped its member institutions cope, recover, and better prepare with regard to disasters. It will detail the challenges the consortium faced as a whole and the lessons learned from those experiences with a focus on its ILS, ILL, and shared library facilities. Finally, the chapter will also describe the changes the consortium made as a result of those experiences and lessons and how LOUIS plans to continue supporting its members and serving the state in the future and how it would handle future hurricanes and similar disasters.

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