New Jersey State Library

Web Sites

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/tabs_disaster.shtm

Services provided by FEMA; how to apply for aid; application forms.

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters

Articles on salvage of flood-damaged items, links to other disaster recovery sites, Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel, etc.

Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
http://www.nedcc.org/welcome/disaster.htm

Description of NEDCC emergency services, technical leaflets on planning and recovery; links to other disaster recovery sites.

Michigan State University Disaster Website
http://disaster.lib.msu.edu/

Information on disaster planning and recovery; list of disaster resources (experts, services, supplies, etc) searchable by city and state or as a whole. Links to other disaster recovery sites.

Salvage at a Glance (chart) by Betty Walsh
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn19/wn19-2/wn19-207.html

Extensive chart listing type of materials, priority for salvage, handling precautions, packing method, and drying method. Includes not only maps and books, but also parchment and vellum, prints and drawings, paintings, computer media, audio, photographs of all types, transparencies, motion pictures and microfilm.

Disaster Preparedness Clearinghouse (American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=disaste

Selective listing of resources for handling all types of library disasters. Links to other disaster recovery sites and to information on training opportunities.

A Few Useful Phone Numbers

• Northeast Document Conservation Center (Andover, MA) 978-470-1010
• Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (Philadelphia) 215-545-0613
• State/FEMA joint office (Piscataway) 732-743-3000, ext. 3080
• State Library (Trenton) 609-278-2640