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_r eel.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/magneticmedia.html Magnetic Tapes Audio, Video, And Data Storage Tape http://www.archives.gov/preservation/recordsemergency/pdf/audio-video-tapes.pdf Phonographic Discs (Vinyl, Shellac, And Acetate Discs) http://www.archives.gov/preservation/recordsemergency/pdf/phonographic-disks.pdf Electronic Media Hard Drives http://www.archives.gov/preservation/recordsemergency/pdf/electronic-media.pdf Optical Media CD/DVD http://www.archives.gov/preservation/recordsemergency/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/stabilisingaudiovisual-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.conservationus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewpage&pageid=593 AIC-Collections Emergency Response Team http://www.conservationus.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/preparerespond-emergencies/ Conservation Online (CoOL) Disaster Preparedness and Response http://cool.conservationus.org/bytopic/disasters/ Heritage Emergency National Task Force offers links to many resources and salvage instructions at 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-Responseand-Recovery.aspx#Material Local Emergency Resources: ARSC Audio Preservation and Restoration Directory http://www.arsc-audio.org/audiopreservation.html (Includes disaster recovery vendors)
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) Mid-Atlantic Resource Guide for Disaster Preparedness http://www.ccaha.org/publications/emergency-resource-guide (Includes regional service and supply providers) 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 http://www.fema.gov/library/viewrecord.do?id=1450 (If your state is declared a Federal Disaster Area you may be eligible for FEMA funds.) 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-disasterrecovery-fund-for-archives Mid-Atlantic Region Archives Conference (MARAC) MARAC Disaster Relief Fund Guidelines http://www.marac.info/disaster-relief-- *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 (kimpeach0@gmail.com).