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According to a news post from K-State News, Kansas State University is renovating their library following the fire to its roof which left extensive smoke damage as well as water damage (from the aftereffects of putting out the fire) to everything within the building. The aftereffects of this fire, which occurred in May 2018, has disrupted access to the library for students and faculty, as well as added additional stress to librarians as they are rebuilding their 1.5 million-item collection, working from home, and reorganizing their resource infrastructure.
These renovations and reconstruction are slated to be completed by the end of 2020, and Kansas State University’s Hale library will be fully open to students, faculty, and staff at that time. Unfortunately, libraries and librarians are facing natural and man-made disasters which can negatively affect their workflow and the safety of their patrons, and Hale Library is just one poignant example.
As librarians are facing limited time, funds, and resources needed to conduct their daily tasks when catastrophes occur, they are often thrust into an emergency management position and left to rebuild/reorganize their services. IGI Global actively publishes the latest information in library and information science in order to better serve libraries in emergency management situations including strategies to deal with natural disasters, campus conflict and violence, community crises, and more. View the related resources below, which are featured in IGI Global’s InfoSci®-Books database:
“Two Fires and a Flood: Lasting Impact on a Public Library, Its Staff, and Community”
Prof. Bernadine Goldman (Los Alamos County Library System, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 22
“Emergency Planning (R)Evolution: Making a Comprehensive Emergency Plan for the Present and the Future”
Prof. Mary Beth Lock (Wake Forest University, USA), Prof. Craig Fansler (Wake Forest University, USA) and Prof. Meghan Webb (Wake Forest University, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 26
“Zen and the Art of Disaster Planning: Collaboration Challenges in Library Disaster Plan Design and Execution”
Prof. Alison Verplaetse (Regis University, USA), Prof. Paul Mascareñas (Regis University, USA) and Prof. Kimberly O'Neill (Regis University, USA)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 25
“Technological Innovation in Academic Libraries Among Universities: Librarians' Perceptions and Perspectives”
Prof. Champeswar Mishra (Tripura University, India), Prof. Surendra Kumar Pal (Tripura University, India) and Prof. Amitabh Kumar Manglam (Tripura University, India)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 27
“It Is Everywhere: Handling a Mold Outbreak in a Library's High-Density Storage Collection”
Prof. Alexis Braun Marks (Eastern Michigan University, USA) and Prof. Eric Owen (Eastern Michigan University, USA)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 30
“Beyond the Collection: Emergency Planning for Public and Staff Safety”
Prof. Jill Dixon (Binghamton University, USA) and Prof. Nancy Abashian (Binghamton University, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 21
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To learn more about this area of research, view IGI Global’s webinar, “How Are Libraries Evolving into Emergency Management Centers?”, hosted by Mr. Michael Mabe, the Executive Director of the Chesterfield County Public Library in Chesterfield County, VA.
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