[padg] RE: [alcts-eforum] High density storage facilities

["Frost, Gary" <gary-frost@xxxxxxxxx>]

Walter,

(I did send Laura a bit of response which has become more fragmentary...but may be a prompt:)

Laura,

Given the
potential magnitude of even the smallest event in these storage facilities, due to the extreme shelving height, massive quantity of materials, and complete dependence on IT to locate any single item. Remember that there will also be no electricity and any mud intervention will make the cherry pickers inoperative. The trays will probably accentuate problems of hidden moisture and evacuation handling. The post incident remediation will require ventilation and may or may not be under preservation control. Forced heat drying will victimize the cellulosic collections in these impervious new building constructions.

A whole new model for protection and preventions is needed.

Gary Frost, Conservator
University of Iowa Libraries
100 Main Library, Iowa City, IA, 52242
319.335.5908
-----Original Message-----
From: Cybulski, Walter (NIH/NLM) [E] [mailto:Cybulskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:07 AM
To: 'padg@xxxxxxx'
Subject: [padg] FW: [alcts-eforum] High density storage facilities

Greetings.

I am relaying Laura Larkin's query (below) about disaster planning for high density storage facilities from the ALCTS eForum on disaster preparedness and response that is taking place today and tomorrow.

It would be great if someone could respond.

Thanks.

- Walter Cybulski
NLM

-----Original Message-----
From: llarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:llarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:54 AM
To: alcts-eforum@xxxxxxx
Subject: [alcts-eforum] High density storage facilities


Here at the University of Illinois we're revising our disaster plan to
accommodate relatively new high-density storage facilities built at our
Urbana-Champaign campus.  We recognize the many special challenges these
facilities present in terms of the magnitude of any potential disaster and the
related recovery operations - and are looking for insight from others who have
grappled with this issue.  We'd love to hear from any on this forum who have
disaster recovery plans for such facilities.

Thanks,
Laura Larkin