At 15:36 08.07.98 -0400, you wrote:
>I am writing a disaster plan for a Midwest museum.  Does anyone have any
suggestions for protecting collections from tornados?

Here is the result of a query into my little museology data bank:

Council of Europe (ed.), The protection of the architectural heritage
against natural disasters. (Architectural heritage series No. 21).
Strasbourg, 1992.

Dembski, G., "General Considerations for museum security", Study Series
4/1997, ICOM International Committee for Museum Security (ICAMS) 1997: 3-6.

Gardiner, G., "Disaster planning and preparation. some basic concepts",
Museum International 48/4, 1996: 40-44.

Gere, J. M. und H. C. Shah, Terra non firma: Understanding and preparing for
earthquakes. Stanford 1984.

Hunter, J. E. (1986), "Museum disaster preparedness planning", in: Knell, S.
(ed.), Care of Collections. (Leicester Readers in Museum Studies).
London/New York, 1994: 246-261.

Jones, B. G. (1986), "Experiencing loss",  in: Knell, S. (ed.), Care of
Collections. (Leicester Readers in Museum Studies). London/New York, 1994:
240-245.

Jones, B. G., Protecting historical architecture and museum collections from
natural disasters. Boston 1986.

Museum Reference Center, Disasters and disaster planning: earthquakes,
fires, floods, and other disasters in cultural institutions. Washington D.
C. 1988.

National Task Force on Emergency Response (ed.), Emergency Response and
Salvage Wheel. Washington, D. C. 1997.

O'Connell, M., "Disaster Planning: Writing & Implementing Plans for
Collections-Holding Institutions", (in: The Technology Organization,
Technology and Culture. 1982),  in: Univ. of Victoria (ed.), Introd. to
Museums Studies II. Victoria, B. C., 1985.

Osborne, P., "Museum and Gallery Security", Study Series 4/1997, ICOM
International Committee for Museum Security (ICAMS) 1997: 13-17.

Solley, T. T., J. Williams und L . Baden (Comp.), Planning for earthquakes:
A guide for museums. Washington D.C. 1987.

Upton, M. S. und C. Pearson, Disaster planning and emergency treatments in
museums, art galleries, librairies, archives and allied institutions.
Canberra 1978.

Wallis, J., "Crawling from the wreckage", Museums Journal 97/11, 1997: 25-27.
Washizuka, H., "Protection against earthquakes in Japan", Museum 37/2, 1985:
122.

Wilson, J. A., "Sprinkler Systems", Study Series 4/1997, ICOM International
Committee for Museum Security (ICAMS) 1997: 22-24.

Greetings,
Fritz
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