Transcript Welcome to Session 308:

Rethinking Disasters:
Our Possible Future and
Recent Case Studies
Eira Tansey
Rebecca Elder
Kate Crowe
Peter Brothers
Jeremy Brett, Moderator
Session hashtag: #s308
The Winds of Change: Archival
Adaptation and Resiliency in the
Face of Climate Change
Eira Tansey, Digital Archivist/Records Manager
[email protected] | University of Cincinnati
Society of American Archivists, 2016
New Orleans
Image: M. Schleifstein, 2012, New Orleans Times-Picayune http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/01/louisiana_releases_50year_blu.html
Washington DC
Image: Washington DC, Department of Energy and Environment, June 2015,
http://doee.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddoe/publication/attachments/150828_AREA_Research_Report_Small.pdf
Austin
Image: K. Hayhoe, 2014, “Climate Change Projections for the City of Austin”
http://austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Sustainability/atmos_research.pdf
Cleveland
Image: Union of Concerned Scientists, 2009. http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/legacy/assets/documents/global_warming/climatechange-ohio.pdf
Joel Pett, 2009. USA Today.
Appraisal /Acquisition • Minimizing backlogs in a disaster
Arrangement/
Sustainable
Short-Term
Choices for
Resiliency
Description
• Minimal processing effects on HVAC
systems
Preservation
• Identification of vital records
Reference/Access
• Informing users of
damaged/inaccessible records
Outreach/Advocacy
• Educating disaster management
professionals on importance of archives
…But What
About the
Long-Term?
Image: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2014, Fifth Assessment Report, Synthesis Report, Figure 2.1
http://www.ipcc.ch/report/graphics/
This talk is based on
my article, Archival
adaptation to climate
change (2015,
Sustainability: Science,
Practice & Policy)
http://bit.ly/2acxGZ9
The Onion, April 1, 2016.
Climate Change,
Shared Collection Management
&
Disaster Planning
in the Rockies:
A Case Study
#s308
@kcrowe
2013 & 2015
Photo credits: 1. Peter Brady, “Little Church in the Pines” (Salida, CO) from Reporter Herald 9/13/2015.
2. Pike Interagency Hotshow Crew, “West Fork and Windy Pass Fire” (Pagosa Springs, CO) 6/20/2013.
3. Brooke Rohde (Anthropology Curator) “Anthropology Graduate Students Recover Flooded Artifacts.” 8/2015
University of Denver:
Shared Collection Storage
All subsequent photographs
by Kate Crowe
Shared Approach to Collection Management
Protecting Shared Collections
• Join state/regional coalitions (Colorado Historic Resources,
etc.)
• Join forces w cultural heritage units across campus to share
resources/disaster preparedness
• Leverage existing systems to scale up more easily
• Create agreements (MOUs, etc.) between all parties so
expectations are clear
Questions?
[email protected]
303-871-7944
Twitter: @kcrowe
RETHINKING DISASTERS
SAA 2016
Disaster recover for over
30 years
OVER 300,000 TAPES EXAMINED
DISASTER TRAINING
Presentations, Seminars, Workshops
SAA
AMIA
FIAF JTS
LOC
MUSEUMS
BROADCASTERS
UNIVERSITIES
DISASTERS DO HAPPEN
It’s easy to assume that if you don’t work
in hurricane or earthquake territory,
you’re fairly safe
90 % of disaster recovery
NO ONE IS IMMUNE
work we now do
is weather related
Most disasters involving magnetic media are
of human origin or associated with human
technology, not mother nature
KATRINA
KATRINA
KATRINA
SANDY
GRAND OLE OPRY
“1,000 Year” Flood
GRAND OLE OPRY
“1,000 Year” Flood
CLIMATE CHANGE
SEVERE AND UNPREDICTABLE
WEATHER
CLIMATE CHANGE - IT
INFORMATION ACCESS AND RELIABILITY
CLIMATE CHANGE - IT
INFORMATION BACKUP
GREATLY IMPROVED
CLIMATE CHANGE - IT
INFORMATION RELIABILITY
NEEDS FACT-CHECKING
KATRINA
Government “experts” advised people to throw out wet
audio and video tapes
since “wet tapes can’t be saved”.
WHAT?
INTERNET
Recent Google search on “fungus removal from videotape”
had 456,000 results.
Much of the information was bad.
AS SOMEONE WHO DEALS WITH
DISASTERS
EVERY DAY:
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Don’t assume it can’t happen to you.
Have some basic supplies on hand.
Realize that your “plan” may need modification.
Backup your data at a geographically distant location.
Fact-check your “experts” before you need their advice.
Thank you!
Eira Tansey
Rebecca Elder
Kate Crowe
Peter Brothers
Jeremy Brett, Moderator
Session hashtag: #s308