The disaster action team should be made up of at least six staff members who have had some training in disaster recovery techniques and are willing to be brought in to help during emergencies. Training is usually accomplished by organizing a response and recovery workshop or by volunteering in an emergency at another institution. Each team member should be listed in the disaster telephone tree, to be contacted by the emergency coordinator whenever the situation requires it. The disaster action team should be able to cope with most emergencies and to help train and supervise other staff or volunteers.

The following list summarizes the administrative functions that may be needed in coordinating and carrying out a recovery operation for library materials. In smaller incidents one person may reasonably fill two or more roles. But the larger the disaster, the more important it becomes that one person not take on more than one role.

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• Disaster response administrator
• Building representative
• Disaster recovery director
• Emergency coordinator
• Library specialist
• Communications director
• Regional mutual response team
• Recorder

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