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Ever since Theophilus torched the Library of Alexandria, we librarians and archivists have been a little tetchy when it comes to disaster planning. That’s the first thing we learning Library school: disasters will happen. Whether it’s Christian Fanatics burning down pagan temples of knowledge, Capitalist Fanatics looting the Bagdad Museum, or just a hurricane of immense size, shit happens. The only way you manage is by having a disaster plan ready to go the moment you can begin recovery. It helps also if the government agency in charge of the disaster zone is hamstrung by its own incompetence, refusing to let rescue workers and support staff in tot he afflicted city to asses damage or just deliver some clean water and sandwiches.

[via The Invisible Library]