Caring for Cultural Material 1
Caring for Cultural Material 2
Damage and Decay
Managing Collections
Managing People
Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display
Glossary
Index
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Introduction
Managing Collections
In this volume:
Management Practices
Purpose and Policies
Planning and Budgeting
Acquisitions and Significance
Collection Surveys and Condition Reporting
Counter-Disaster Planning
Acknowledgments

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Counter-Disaster Planning

Objectives
Introduction
Counter-disaster management
Summary of important points
Prevention
Preparedness
Reaction
Recovery plan
Disasters in Australia's climatic zones
More about counter-disaster planning
Hazard assessment
Some causes of damage in a disaster
The counter-disaster plan
Disaster kits
Disaster stores
Disaster response team
Networks
Safety during a disaster
Recovery plan
Assessment checklist
Recovery teams
Recovery specialists
Freezing
Drying wet objects
Procedures for the recovery of particular types of materials
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