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	<title>NN/LM Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Toolkit &#187; NN/LM NEPR</title>
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		<title>Chicago Summit 2011 for NN/LM EP&amp;R Initiative</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/04/12/chicago-summit-2011-for-nnlm-epr-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/04/12/chicago-summit-2011-for-nnlm-epr-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Representatives from all eight NN/LM regions met at the Library of the Health Sciences on the University of Illinois/Chicago (UIC) campus on Friday, April 8, to hear about progress of the NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness and Response Initiative to date, to share updates from all the regions, and to discuss possible future objectives.  In addition to NN/LM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PNR&#8217;s EP&amp;R Outreach to Hospital Librarians</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/03/16/pnrs-epr-outreach-to-hospital-librarians/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Gail Kouame and all the Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response (EP&#38;R) State Coordinators in the Pacific Northwest Region (PNR) of NN/LM for sending us their white paper describing PNR&#8217;s regional efforts to assist hospital librarians in emergency preparedness.  Click here to view:  Region 6 Emergency Preparedness Report Feb 2011-1 The paper includes an accounting of how their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Steps in Manhattan</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/04/16/10-steps-in-manhattan/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/04/16/10-steps-in-manhattan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New York University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NN/LM MAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pocket Response Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;10 Steps&#8221; roadshow visited the Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) of NN/LM at New York University&#8217;s medical center on Monday and Tuesday this week.  While our number was small, the quality of the feedback we received and the ideas that were generated were excellent.  Kate Oliver, Associate Director of the MAR, and her staff welcomed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Season&#8217;s Greetings!</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/24/seasons-greetings/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/24/seasons-greetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Best wishes to all for a safe and Happy New Year! Sincerely, Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Initiative Susan Yowell, Project Assistant, NN/LM National Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Initiative]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Disaster Planning for Libraries</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/16/introduction-to-disaster-planning-for-libraries/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/16/introduction-to-disaster-planning-for-libraries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flooding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NN/LM NEPR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Power Grid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to view an 8:51 screencast that I did of the importance of disaster planning in libraries.  The focus of the screencast is on major disasters that can greatly impact library operations.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Steps in Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/11/11/10-steps-in-kentucky/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/11/11/10-steps-in-kentucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing a Disaster Plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mary Congleton, the AHEC Librarian at the University of Kentucky Medical Library, taught the &#8220;10-Step Approach to Service Continuity Planning&#8221; at the recent meeting of the Kentucky Medical Library Association.  She reports that the class was very well-received, and that the participants left with some ideas and tools for helping their libraries become better prepared for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SE/A EP&amp;R Committee Meets in Tampa</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/29/sea-epr-committee-meets-in-tampa/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/29/sea-epr-committee-meets-in-tampa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[NNLM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Committee for the Southeastern/Atlantic Region (SE/A) of NN/LM met at the Embassy Suites near the University of South Florida, in Tampa, FL on July 14, amongst live oak trees with Spanish moss and crepe myrtle trees in full bloom&#8211;a Southern summer in full swing!  To see the State Coordinators, check out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advancing the Standard for Service Continuity</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/20/advancing-the-standard-for-service-continuity/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/20/advancing-the-standard-for-service-continuity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1 influenza]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interlibrary loan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Dan has made two presentations, as an invited speaker, that featured the importance of service continuity planning for libraries, and in both cases he used the scenario of social distancing in response to the H1N1 influenza virus (see info from the CDC) as a basis.  Some experts are warning that H1N1 may re-surge in the northern hemisphere early this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;10-Step Approach&#8230;&#8221; class now available as MLA CE course</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/06/10-step-approach-class-now-available-as-mla-ce-course/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/07/06/10-step-approach-class-now-available-as-mla-ce-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;10-Step Approach to Service Continuity Planning&#8221; class, created by the Coordinator and Project Assistant for the NN/LM Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Plan, has been approved by the Medical Library Association (MLA) for 2 hours of Continuing Education credit, awarded at the conclusion of the class.  To view information about the class, check here on the MLA Educational [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emergency Preparedness in the Pacific Southwest Region</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/06/30/emergency-preparedness-in-the-pacific-southwest-region/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/06/30/emergency-preparedness-in-the-pacific-southwest-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We met last week (June 22) with NN/LM staff from the Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) in the Louise Darling Biomedical Library at UCLA, along with representatives from the states in their region (see the photo of state representatives in the gallery here on the site).  Attending for the states were:  Amy Knehans from Hawaii, Cinda McClain from Arizona, [...]]]></description>
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