1. Library Disaster Recovery Lessons Learned and Opportunities Seized Bruce Neville and Anne Schultz Centennial Science and Engineering Library, University of New Mexico All photographs by Nancy Dennis Copryright 2005, University of New Mexico Libraries, Used with Permission

2. The Great Flood of ‘04

8. Lesson 1: Be Prepared

9. There are things you can do that don’t cost money

10. Lesson 1: Be Prepared There are things you can do that don’t cost money  Identify Priorities

12. Lesson 1: Be Prepared There are things you can do that don’t cost money  Identify Priorities  Have a recovery contractor on “retainer”

13. Lesson 2: Know what you have

16.  What’s hiding in the corners?

18. Lesson 2: Know what you have  What’s hiding in the corners?  How good is your catalog or shelf list?

20. Lesson 3: Life goes on

21.  You can’t overcommunicate!

22. Lesson 3: Life goes on  You can’t overcommunicate!  Maintain essential services

25. Lesson 4: Don’t assume

26.  Outside contractors

29. Lesson 4: Don’t assume  Outside contractors  Labelling

34. Lesson 4: Don’t assume  Outside contractors  Labelling  Everything takes longer than you think

35. Lesson 5: Others need healing, too

36.  Make opportunities to help

39. Lesson 5: Others need healing, too  Make opportunities to help  Provide closure

40. So Where Are We Now?

41.  Everything that wasn’t in boxes before is out of boxes now

43. So Where Are We Now?  Everything that wasn’t in boxes before is out of boxes now  All shelves are read, but still need a complete shift

44. So Where Are We Now?  Everything that wasn’t in boxes before is out of boxes now  All shelves are read, but still need a complete shift  Still have areas walled off and skylights covered in plastic

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