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et books recovery training session.
Wet books recovery training session.
To request information on training, please contact the Preservation Program Officer, Weissman Preservation Center (617-495-8596).

Staff members in the HCL libraries may contact the Head of Conservation Services for the Harvard College Library (617-495-8871).

Emergency Preparedness Training

We offer a variety of educational and training opportunities to Harvard library staff members, including readings, procedures, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, table top exercises, and practice sessions. Training is tailored to the needs of each Harvard library collection.

Guidelines for Emergencies

Workshops

  • Collections-Salvage Session Trains Staff to Respond to Wet-Book Emergencies, HUL Library Notes, November 2006.
  • On October 29, 2003, the Library Collections Emergency Team (LCET) of the Harvard University Library and the Harvard College Library staged a day-long mock disaster in Allston, Massachusetts. More than forty staff members from twenty Harvard libraries participated in training classes and hands-on salvage operations to prepare them for confronting a real water emergency. Photos
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