by Marilyn Teolis, Medical Librarian Coordinator, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN

SOLINET Disaster Assistance provides comprehensive information on disaster response including referrals to recovery companies in your area, and specific disaster advice on how to handle your collection materials.

Kara McClurken from SOLINET Disaster Assistance said any member could get disaster assistance 24/7 by dialing their number (800) 999-8558. After hours, you will be directed to an answering service. Please tell the operator you need to speak with someone from Preservation Field Services. The answering service will contact Ms. McClurken or one of the other two people that work with her.

If you have a major disaster, SOLINET may be able to match you with people from their volunteers’ database. Some of the volunteers have previous experience with a disaster. However, this is no guarantee, as individuals may not be able to get off of work, etc.

The web site www.solinet.net/disaster has an emergency checklist, recovery resources, and additional disaster planning and prevention information. The web site contains forms where you can request help or volunteer to help others in the event of a disaster.

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