Ounce of Prevention - 2nd Edition by Johanna Wellheiser & Jude Scott & John Barton (Paperback)

About the Book

An Ounce of Prevention is a comprehensive and practical guide to the process of disaster planning. This completely revised and expanded publication builds on the strengths of its award-winning predecessor. Used as a planning tool, it will help you develop strategies for effect...

Book Synopsis

An Ounce of Prevention is a comprehensive and practical guide to the process of disaster planning. This completely revised and expanded publication builds on the strengths of its award-winning predecessor. Used as a planning tool, it will help you develop strategies for effective disaster prevention and recovery.

Review Quotes

...a comprehensive guide to planning for disaster prevention, protection, preparedness, response, recovery, and rehabilitation for archives, libraries, and record centers.

...covers all the steps from writing the plan to what to do after a disaster forces you to implement your response to a worst-case scenario.

...[this] resource directed specifically at archives and similar organizations provides a useful filter for this information.

An Ounce of Prevention is a must-read for both the novice and seasoned disaster planner. What makes this book important is its clear articulation of the planning process...An encyclopedia of current, accurate knowledge about risk management and cultural asset protection, An Ounce of Prevention is an important contribution to the literature of archives and library management.

Any public library that has valuable holdings...should have a copy of this book...Highly recommended for all North American public libraries - and academics as well.

As the single most comprehensive disaster planning manual to date, the book is highly recommended to all archivists, librarians and record managers who plan to initiate or improve disaster management programs of their institutions.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone dealing with or concerned about disaster planning. The book is an excellent starting place and, in many cases, will provide the appropriate information without the need to refer to additional resources.

I would encourage anyone who is responsible for the protection of records to review this publication...The authors should be applauded for bringing this information together in one dense but important package.

It is the most detailed and useful guide on this subject that I have come across. It should be on the bookshelf of every emergency planning team, local studies librarian and archivist.

The authors carefully detail each phase of disaster planning focusing on the purpose of each phase, on the process for it, on priorities to determine, on strategies to set up...This book will no doubt be of major interest to all professionals in charge of cultural heritage.

This useful resource provides a comprehensive framework for libraries and other organizations interested in preventing and handling situations that may damage property or disrupt services.

About the Author

Johanna Wellheiser is the manager of Prevention and Digitization Services Department at Toronto Public Library. She co-edited the first edition of An Ounce of Prevention, winner of the Society of American Archivists' Gifford Leland Award. Jude Scott is a writer and researcher specializing in projects for the Canadian heritage and cultural sectors.