Main entry:

Upton, M. S. (Murray S.)

Title & Author:

Disaster planning and emergency treatments in museums, art galleries, libraries, archives, and allied institutions / M.S. Upton and C. Pearson.

Publication:

Canberra : Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material, 1978.

Description:

54 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 52-53).
I: The nature of the problem -- The origins of disaster -- II: Dealing with disasters -- Preparing for, withstanding and overcoming disaster -- Fire prevention -- Organization of emergency services -- Available resources -- III: Emergency treatment of materials -- The problem -- Susceptible materials and preparation for disaster -- Assessment of needs following a disaster -- Emergency treatment of library and archive materials -- Emergency treatment of photographic materials, tapes and phonorecord discs -- Emergency treatment of textiles -- Emergency treatment of leather -- Emergency treatment of wood objects (including furniture, musical instruments and wood panel paintings) -- Emergency treatment of oil paintings -- Emergency treatment of ceramics, glass, metals and stone -- Emergency treatment of biological materials -- Emergency treatment of ethnographic materials -- Suppliers of equipment and materials.

ISBN:

0959737146
9780959737141

Subject:

Museums Australia Safety measures.
Art museums Australia Safety measures.
Library buildings Australia Safety measures.
Archives Australia Safety measures.
Civil defense Australia.
Cultural property Protection Australia.
Cultural property Protection.
Emergency management.
Disaster Planning
Patrimoine culturel Protection.
Gestion des situations d'urgence.
Musées Sécurité Mesures Australie.
Archives Australie Sécurité Mesures.
Protection civile Australie.
Bibliothèques (Édifices) Sécurité Mesures Australie.
disaster planning.
Archives Safety measures
Art museums Safety measures
Civil defense
Library buildings Safety measures
Museums Safety measures
Australia

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Added entries:

Pearson, C. (Colin)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 43190
Call No.: PO1012; ID:89-B2998
Status: Available

Location: Library conservation office 43191
Call No.: PO8801 PRES; ID:89-B2998
Status: Available

Location: Library conservation office 43189
Call No.: ID CONS AS715.U68 1978; ID:89-B2998
Status: Available