Disaster Management In University Libraries Of Assam: An Important Aspect
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2018-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
Disaster can disturb the regular services of a library. Different kinds of disaster affect the libraries in
several ways. Libraries have to be well prepared for different types of disasters like natural disaster,
accidental failures, criminal damages etc. This study has been undertaken to investigate the disaster
preparedness in the university libraries. The present study is done using a survey, through a welldesigned
questionnaire. Personal observation, interactions with librarians through telephone was
made. Both primary and secondary data has been collected. The result of the study reveals that
majority of the university libraries have disaster preparedness such as written disaster plans, emergency
exits, fire alarms, emergency power supply, prohibiting activities such as smoking, data
backup, earthquake proof building etc. But some of the libraries under the study also indicated that
they are less prepared to handle a situation coming out of the disasters. The study will help the LIS
professionals to know about different disaster preparedness used in university libraries of Assam.
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11th Convention PLANNER 2018, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, November 15-17, 2018
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Disaster Management, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Plan, Natural Disaster, Accidental Failures, Criminal Damage, University Libraries-Assam