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What is Preventative Maintenance

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Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries
The care and servicing of facilities in good operating condition by providing inspection, detecting, and correcting potential problems before they occur or become worse.
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Deferred Maintenance and Space Repurposing: The Impact on Libraries and Archives Disaster and Contingency Planning
S. Victor Fleischer (The University of Akron, USA) and Jo Ann Calzonetti (The University of Akron, USA)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8624-3.ch012
Abstract
This chapter will review two issues commonly found in libraries and archives, especially those at academic institutions: deferred maintenance of aging facilities and the repurposing of space not designed originally for archives and libraries. These two commonly occurring situations create an environment which increases the probability of large and small-scale disasters. Using The University of Akron (UA) as a case study, the authors will assert that every institution with similar conditions should actively prepare for a variety of disaster situations. The chapter will provide numerous examples of these occurrences at UA accompanied by photographs that illustrate the effects of these catastrophes and emphasize the reality of such events.
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