RE: SLA-SF: SLA Survey on Disaster Response

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From: Library (Library@kvn.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 11:50:53 PST 

Subject: RE: SLA-SF: SLA Survey on Disaster Response
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:50:53 -0800
Message-ID: <320A363CC1A48F4A870464074673AEDB05BE996F@sfoex02.law.kvn.com>
From: "Library" <Library@kvn.com>

I'm glad SLA is developing a crisis action plan that can be used in response to natural disasters and I filled out the survey. But as I mentioned in my response to them, I think the best thing SLA can do regarding natural disasters is to help members prepare AHEAD of time, before disasters hit, so the work of recovery won't be so overwhelming.

We should all have disaster plans for our libraries and SLA can help us with that, too. There is much information on the SLA's portal, including templates for preparing plans, as well as an extensive bibliography. If I may toot the Mid-Size Law Firm Group's own horn, a sub-committee of that informal SF group prepared a disaster planning template and bibliography specific to law firms. We found the SLA's portal very helpful in doing that.
http://www.subjectsmatter.com/

If we need any reminder of why we should be working on this, all we need to do is look at photos and articles about the 100th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and fire.

Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian
Keker & Van Nest LLP
library@kvn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu]On
Behalf Of Chris Orr
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 2:12 PM
To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu
Subject: SLA-SF: SLA Survey on Disaster Response

Posted on behalf of Pam Osborne:

SLA's Information Professionals' Alliance on Natural Disasters and
Accidents Task Force (IPANDA) wants to gather lessons learned on our
activities to date following the tsunami in South Asia, Hurricanes
Katrina & Rita, the Pakistan earthquake, and other natural disasters.
The group will use the information to develop a Crisis Action Plan which
will then be presented at a session in Baltimore in June. Please take 15
minutes to answer the 24 questions in our survey at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=219791833652

The deadline for
completing the survey is March 15th.

Thank you for your time.

Pam Osborne, MLS
SLA President's Task Force on Natural Disasters
Mercy Corps
3015 SW First Avenue
Portland, OR 97103
Phone: (503)471-2494
Fax: (503)796-6843
posborne@mercycorps.org

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