Management
Disasters Know No Borders
Protection of cultural heritage collections from damage, or even complete destruction by disasters is a concept which is basic to cultural heritage stewardship worldwide, crossing geographic, cultural, and political borders.
In the fall of 2005 and 2006, preservation experts Julie Page, Tom Clareson, and Tom Teper had the opportunity to lead sessions on disaster planning for the Mortensen Center’s “Thinking Outside the Borders” Leadership Institute.
In addition to discussing key issues in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, Teper teamed with Page in 2005 and Clareson in 2006 to emphasize the importance of leadership during disasters. Frequently, libraries with established disaster plans and policies to guide their preservation programs are seen as leader or mentor institutions by other organizations in their cities, states, and countries.
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