[NHCOLL-L:5361] Fwd: Get Prepared for MayDay 2011!

Tue Apr 5 19:24:40 EDT 2011

Catharine  Hawks
Conservator
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Falls Church VA 22043-3026  USA
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mobile 703.200.4370

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Get  Prepared with MayDay 2011!

Cultural  institutions take simple steps to prepare for  emergencies

Join  libraries, museums, archives, and arts and historic  preservation 
organizations across the nation in setting  aside May 1, 2011, to participate 
in _MayDay_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=b4968ae4d2&e=2209f40f73) ,  a national effort to 
prepare for disasters. Sponsored by  Heritage Preservation and other 
members of the Heritage  Emergency National Task Force, MayDay encourages  
organizations to take one simple step to protect the art,  artifacts, records, and 
historic sites they hold in  trust.

Any organization can participate in MayDay.  Last year, staff at Lycoming 
College’s Snowden Library in  Williamsport, PA, invited the college’s 
Director of Safety  and Security to talk to staff about fire safety, the North  
Carolina State Archives took staff on a walk-through of  their vaults while 
reviewing emergency response procedures,  and the Jewish Historical Society of 
the Upper Midwest in  Minneapolis, MN, created a special page on their Web 
site  for staff use in case of an emergency.

Visit _Heritage  Preservation's MayDay pages_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=fbecf33c7a&e=
2209f40f73)  for project ideas,  information on this year's prize drawing 
and publications  sale, and customized versions of the MayDay logo for  
publicizing this national event.

Enter  the 2011 Prize Drawing! Heritage Preservation is  collecting 
examples of creative but practical preparedness  measures to share online. Any 
cultural institution  submitting a brief description of 2011 MayDay plans or  
accomplishments by May 23, 2011, will be entered in a  drawing for disaster 
supplies donated by Gaylord Brothers.  _Click  here_ 
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0&e=2209f40f73)  to view the prizes and submit your  story!

Publications Sale!  To help cultural repositories  observe MayDay, Heritage 
 Preservation will offer its award-winning Field Guide to  Emergency 
Response and Emergency Response and  Salvage Wheel at special MayDay prices from 
April 18  through May 31. Visit the _Heritage  Preservation Bookstore_ 
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c4b972&id=aebd3c1814&e=2209f40f73)  to take  advantage!

Heritage Preservation and  RescuingRecords.com are also offering a special  
price through May 1 for the recently  published Implementing the Incident 
Command System at  the Institutional Level: A Handbook for Libraries, 
Archives,  Museums, and other Cultural Institutions,  by David W. Carmicheal 
(Heritage  Preservation and RescuingRecords.com, 2011).  _Order  now and save 15%_ 
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41e545c4b972&id=e094d36b77&e=2209f40f73) .

The hierarchy and decision-making  processes that serve us well during 
normal times often  collapse under the stress of a disaster. The Incident  
Command System serves as a temporary, super-charged  management structure during 
times of stress.  Implementing the Incident Command System at the  
Institutional Level is the first book written to show  cultural repositories how to 
use the Incident Command System  internally to protect collections, staff, 
and visitors  during times of stress.

Archivists, librarians,  museum professionals, and emergency managers have 
praised  Implementing the Incident Command System at the  Institutional 
Level as a readable, easy-to-understand  introduction to ICS. To learn more 
about the book, download  sample pages, order online, or submit a purchase 
order,  visit _www.RescuingRecords.com_ 
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The Society of American Archivists  (SAA) created the MayDay initiative in 
2006 and promoted the  idea to its members and allied organizations. The 
following  year, the Heritage Emergency National Task Force and SAA  expanded 
the concept to include all kinds of collecting  institutions and historic 
preservation interests. _www.archivists.org_ 
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The  Heritage Emergency National Task Force is making disaster  
preparedness and response a higher priority for cultural  heritage organizations across 
the country. The Task Force—an  initiative of Heritage Preservation and the 
Federal  Emergency Management Agency—is a partnership of 41 national  
service organizations and government agencies. _www.heritageemergency.org_ 
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