Preserving the Collection: Disaster Planning, Response & Recovery

The Performing Arts Readiness project has a great list of past and upcoming free webinars on various emergency preparedness topics: https://performingartsreadiness.org/webinars/

The Preservation Self-Assessment Program is an assessment tool with educational components developed to assist non-specialists in better understanding preservation of the materials in their care. The site contains both the assessment tool and a well-illustrated directory of material types, their description, and associated risks.

We all work with digital files in one form or another - it could be 3D scans of objects in a collection, a digitized book, periodic photographs, or records of documentation or administrative activities. Methods for storing these records are constantly improving these days, often faster than cultural institutions can keep up. The Digital Preservation and Outreach Education Network has a Digital Preservation Resource Guide full of great, free resources that offer guidance on a variety of digital preservation topics.   https://www.dpoe.network/digital-preservation-resource-guide/

I n these webinars hosted by FAIC's Connecting to Collections care, the presenter Tara Kennedy discusses how to find disaster recovery vendors and how to know they're right for you. Avoiding Ambulance Chasers: Working with Emergency Recovery Vendors - https://connectingtocollections.org/emergency-recovery-vendors/   Working with Disaster Recovery Companies: What You Need to Know - https://connectingtocollections.org/working-with-disaster-recovery/