Records Emergency Preparedness and Response: Special Event
This workshop was held August 24, 2011 on a compressed schedule to offer the material in one day.
Location:
Greenburgh Town Hall
177 Hillside Avenue
Greenburgh, NY 10607
Description:
This free workshop presents up-to-the-minute advice and resources for the management of records and collections-related emergencies, and was developed by the Council of State Archivists (CoSA) with support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). General guidelines for preparing a disaster plan are provided, followed by a review of steps involved in working through a disaster (including planning a Records Emergency Action Plan, or REAP, and implementing a response), along with demonstrations of some records salvage techniques.
Presenter:
Marie Culver
Preservation Administrator and Head of Collections Management
New York State Archives
Marie Culver worked as a paper conservator for 23 years, and has been preservation administrator for the Archives since 2006.
Educational Goals:
Learn how to prepare a Records Emergency Action Plan (REAP)
- Overview of emergency planning and the REAP
- Planning for the REAP
- Developing the REAP
- Maintaining the REAP
Learn how to respond to a records emergency
- Assessing the damage to records
- Developing the response
- Implementing the response
- Comparison of recovery techniques
Event Materials:
Handouts for the course are available to anyone. The Participant Guide is available only to those who register for a course.
Related Training:
- Disaster Planning & Response (NYS Archives)
- Essential Records Webinar (CoSA)
- Introduction to Records and Information Management Presentation (CoSA)
Questions?
Email ARCHTRAIN@mail.nysed.gov.
