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On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, patrons and staff outside of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Charlie.'" The fire was disastrous, reaching 2000 degrees and burning for more than seven hours. It consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more....
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How-to-do-it manuals for libraries volume no. 107
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Neal-Schuman Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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ALA TechSource, An imprint of the American Library Association
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2015.
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English
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As libraries depend more and more on technology to provide essential services, they need to create a comprehensive response and recovery plan in the event of floods, fire, or other natural-- or man made-- disasters. This guide includes lessons learned from successful efforts in providing digital continuity and recovering from a variety of situations.
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A & E Television Networks
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2010
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English
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Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...
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