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Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries
Determining how resistant the library, archive, or museum building is to forces.
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A Stitch in Time: Disaster Mitigation Strategies for Cultural Heritage Collections
Randy Silverman (University of Utah, USA), Tomomi Nakashima (University of Utah, USA), Jeffrey M. Hunt (University of Utah, USA), and Joyce Tuia (University of Utah, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 32
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch010
Abstract
A single fire, flood, or earthquake can irrevocably erode or destroy the ability of cultural property to convey meaning. Preventing collection damage of this type is far more cost effective than repairing it. This chapter addresses deliberate, incremental, and affordable approaches to minimizing potential collection risks. Hindsight provides 100% clarity about the difference small actions could have made before a damaging event occurs. True leadership is recognizing hypothetical problems and initiating timely actions that will prevent damage from occurring. The chapter includes nine case studies that provide achievable examples of strategies for mitigating fire, flood, and earthquake risks in libraries and other cultural institutions.
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Web-Based Decision Support for Knowledge Sharing and Management in Intelligent Buildings Assessment
A building assessment is a quantitative technique that can be used to evaluate existing buildings or new building designs. There are different building assessment methods, and each specific method such as rating method and multi-criteria, decision-making method has an evaluation mechanism in assistance with a group of assessment criteria. The evaluation mechanism or assessment method itself is designed by building experts in regard to the generic characteristics of buildings, while the assessment criteria are quantitatively or qualitatively defined to facilitate the use of the assessment method.
Published in Chapter: Web-Based Decision Support for Knowledge Sharing and Management in Intelligent Buildings Assessment; From: Encyclopedia of Decision Making and Decision Support Technologies
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