=09=09EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY =09A workshop sponsored by Southwest Texas State University =09=09and the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc. =09=09 =09 October 6-7, 1994 =09=09=0910:00 am - 5:00 pm (both days) =09=09=09 Albert B. Alkek Library =09=09=09Southwest Texas State University =09=09=09 San Marcos, Texas Librarians and archivists must be prepared to protect themselves and their collections in varioustypes of emergencies, from minor crises to community-wide disasters. This workshop will help you to prepare for, and thus limit, various types of damage to collections and facilities through risk assessment, disaster planning, and recovery procedures. Several comprehensive plans willbe provided as models, and each institution will create the framework of their own disaster plan. Day 1 will focus on identifying hazards and developing the disaster plan, and is intendedfor the current or potential disaster team leader. Day 2 will address response and recovery, including hands-on salvage activities. Because it is important for several members of a staff to be familiar with these techniques, Day 2 is open to two additional members of an institution, all for a single registration fee.=20 Tom Clareson, AMIGOS Preservation Service Manager will conduct the workshop. This co-sponsored workshop is offered at the reduced fee of $85.00, which entitles your institution tosend one person to Day 1 and up to two additional staff to Day 2.=20 Workshop topics include: =09=C1 Hazards indentification & management =09=C1 Disaster planning: elements & development of a written plan =09=C1 Area resources for embergency management and response =09=C1 Disaster response: activities during and after a disaster =09=C1 Salvage techniques for library & archival materials Please call Tom Clareson (800/843-8482) or Richard Riley (512/245-2642) for more information or a registration form.=20