UCSD Disaster Recovery Team

The Disaster Recovery Team (DRT) is a team on call to provide immediate response to collections disasters anywhere within the UCSD Libraries. The group has no formal charge, but team members are trained to clean, move and pack out damaged materials where time is a critical factor. Headed by the preservation librarian, the team provides leadership during collections disasters. Membership is assigned on the basis of job duties and past experience in emergency response. DRT meets once a year, and in the interim as needed for training and debriefing after a recovery event.

DRT has placed some disaster response supplies, DRT cans, in several locations around the libraries, which are accessible to all staff. DRT also maintains a larger librarywide stock at a central location.

** Works nights or weekend                                                                                     (Rev. 8/09)
*If calling from outside UCSD, use (858) plus prefix 53- or 82-

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