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Audio Disaster Assistance (ARSC)
Disaster Assistance Hotlines:
- American Institute of Conservation-Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT): 202-661-8068
- Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC): 978-470-1010
- Lyrasis Disaster Assistance: 800-999-8558; disaster@lyrasis.org
- New York State Archives: 518-474-6926
Audiovisual Salvage Instruction:
- Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) –
Video Tape Preservation Fact Sheet 13 - Disaster Preparedness and Response http://www.amianet.org/resources/guides/fact_sheets.pdf
(Scroll down to #13; also useful for audio tape) - Library of Congress –
Preserving Treasures After a Disaster (scroll down for magnetic and electronic media) http://www.loc.gov/preservation/family/ftpreserv.html - Response and Recovery
http://www.loc.gov/preservation/emergprep/recovery.html - Minnesota Historical Society –
Magnetic Media: Reel to Reel Tapes
http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/reports/magnetic_reel.pdf - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) –
Records Emergency Information http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/
(Includes information for Cultural and Historic Institutions and the General Public) - Damage Mitigation and Recovery, Magnetic Media
by Peter Brothers, SPECS BROS, LLC
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/conservation/magnetic-media.html - Magnetic Tapes – Audio, Video, And Data Storage Tape
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/pdf/audio-video-tapes.pdf - Phonographic Discs (Vinyl, Shellac, And Acetate Discs)
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/pdf/phonographic-disks.pdf - Electronic Media – Hard Drives
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/pdf/electronic-media.pdf - Optical Media – CD/DVD
http://www.archives.gov/preservation/records-emergency/pdf/optical-media.pdf - National Film and Sound Archive, Australia -
Disaster Planning
http://nfsa.gov.au/preservation/handbook/disaster-planning - First Aid for Water Damage
http://www.nfsa.gov.au/preservation/care/stabilising-audiovisual-after-floods/ - National Park Service –
Salvage At A Glance, Part II: Non-Paper Based Archival Collections
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/21-05.pdf - SPECS BROS –
Hurricane and Flood Recovery Info for Video and Audiotape
http://www.specsbros.com/hflood_recover.htm - And Disaster Recovery Checklist:
http://www.specsbros.com/recover.html
General Emergency Response:
- American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) –
Disaster Response and Recovery
http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=593 - AIC-Collections Emergency Response Team
http://www.conservation-us.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=695 - American Library Association (ALA) –
Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/govinfo/disasterpreparedness - Connecting to Collections Online Community –
Prepare and Respond to Emergencies
http://www.connectingtocollections.org/all-topics/prepare-respond-emergencies/ - Conservation Online (CoOL) –
Disaster Preparedness and Response
http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/disasters/ - Heritage Preservation –
Heritage Emergency National Task Force offers links to many resources and salvage instructions
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TFcurrent.html - Lyrasis –
Disaster Response and Recovery
http://www.lyrasis.org/Products-and-Services/Digital-and-Preservation-Services/Disaster-Resources/Disaster-Response-and-Recovery.aspx#Material
Local Emergency Resources:
- ARSC Audio Preservation and Restoration Directory
(Includes disaster recovery vendors)
http://www.arsc-audio.org/audiopreservation.html - Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) –
Mid-Atlantic Resource Guide for Disaster Preparedness
(Includes regional service and supply providers)
http://www.ccaha.org/publications/emergency-resource-guide - Heritage Preservation –
Alliance for Response
New York:
http://heritagepreservation.org/afr/NewYorkCity/index.html
Philadelphia:
http://heritagepreservation.org/afr/Philadelphia/index.html
- New Jersey State Library –
Preservation Resources
http://ldb.njstatelib.org/Preservation - Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) –
Disaster Recovery Resources List
http://metro.org/articles/disaster-recovery-resources/ - New York State Archives –
Disaster Assistance
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml - New York State Library –
Recovery from 2012 Hurricane Storm Damage
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/12storms.htm
Funding Resources:
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) –
Before and After Disasters: Federal Funding for Cultural Institutions
(If your state is declared a Federal Disaster Area you may be eligible for FEMA funds.)
http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=1450 - Heritage Preservation –
Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions
http://www.heritagepreservation.org/federal/index.html - Society of American Archivists (SAA) –
SAA National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives
http://www2.archivists.org/news/2008/national-disaster-recovery-fund-for-archives - Mid-Atlantic Region Archives Conference (MARAC) –
MARAC Disaster Relief Fund Guidelines
http://www.marac.info/disaster-relief--
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*Special thanks to AudioVisual Preservation Solutions, Inc for significant contributions to compiling this list. Please send suggested additions for this list to ARSC Web Editor, Kimberly Peach.
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