> How well prepared are you for a disaster?
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> The United Kingdom and Ireland Blue Shield Organisation (UKIRB) is seeking
> to assess the level of disaster preparedness in the cultural heritage
> institutions of the UK and Ireland. In order to gather information, it has
> mounted a Disaster Contingency Plan questionnaire on its website, for
> completion by museums, libraries, archives, galleries and institutions
> from the built heritage. The results of the questionnaire will enable the
> UKIRB to target its work over the next three years, ensuring that the
> disaster planning needs of the cultural heritage sector are met. If you
> would like to take part, please go to the UKIRB website at
> http://www.bl.uk/blueshield/ and fill in the Disaster Contingency Plan
> questionnaire. The questionnaire will be available from 3 October. The
> deadline for completion is 31 December 2001.
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> The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the
> symbol specified in the 1954 Hague Convention for marking cultural sites
> to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. The
> International Committee of the Blue Shield exists to work to protect the
> world's cultural heritage threatened by wars and natural disasters. The
> UKIRB has been set up to support the international initiative and to raise
> national awareness of threats, both man-made and natural, to the cultural
> heritage. It is a cross-sectoral body covering archives, libraries,
> museums, galleries and the built heritage in the UK and Ireland. It brings
> together the knowledge, experience and networks of the UK and Ireland
> representatives of the International Council on Archives (ICA), the
> International Council of Museums (ICOM), the International Council on
> Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and the International Federation of Library
> Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and is administered by the National
> Preservation Office.
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> Further information is available on the UKIRB website at
> http://www.bl.uk/blueshield/ and from The National Preservation Office,
> The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB, Tel: 0207 412 7048,
> Fax: 0207 412 7796, Email: [log in to unmask]
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