"It’s an Emergency: The Portland State University Library Flood" by Kristen Kern

Selected Works of Kristen Kern (Emerita)

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It’s an Emergency: The Portland State University Library Flood

OLA Quartlery

Kristen Kern, Portland State University

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Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Subjects

Emergency management,
Library materials -- Conservation and restoration -- Oregon,
Research libraries -- Book collections -- Conservation and restoration

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Abstract

Preservation Librarian Kris Kern discusses flooding at the Portland State University Library and lessons learned to prevent extended damage to the Library collections.

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This is the publisher's final PDF article as it appears in OLA Quarterly.

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http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/994

Citation Information

Kern, Kris. “It’s an Emergency: The Portland State University Library Flood.” OLA Quarterly. Vol 14, no. 4 (Winter 2008): 11.