Information Roles in Disaster ManagementDay 2
July 19, 20121300 – 1400 CT
Robin Featherstone, MLISLiaison Librarian (Medicine)
Life Sciences Library, McGill [email protected]
Course materials: http://mla.mrooms.org/
Monitoring Disaster Literature
PubMed RSS Search FeedGeneral Disaster Medicine Journals((((("prehospital and disaster medicine"[Journal] OR "american journal of disaster medicine"[Journal]) OR "disaster management response dmr an official publication of the emergency nurses association"[Journal]) OR "disaster medicine and public health preparedness"[Journal]) OR "disasters"[Journal]) OR "biosecurity and bioterrorism biodefense strategy, practice, and science"[Journal]) OR "journal of business continuity emergency planning"[Journal]
PubMed Search AlertsBioterrorismbioterrorism[mesh] OR bioterror[title] OR bioterrorist*[title] OR bioterrorism[title] OR biowarfare[title] OR biodefence[title] OR biosecurity[title] OR "biological warfare"[mesh] OR "biological warfare"[title] OR "biological weapon*"[title]
PubMed Search Alerts 2University safety((((((((disaster planning[MeSH Terms])) OR ("disease outbreaks/prevention and control"[MeSH Terms])) OR ("Risk Management/methods"[Mesh:noexp] OR "Risk Management/organization and administration"[Mesh:noexp])) OR (disasters[MeSH Terms])) OR (emergencies[MeSH Terms])) OR (((((((((disaster*[Title/Abstract]) OR "emergency plan"[Title/Abstract]) OR "emergency planning"[Title/Abstract]) OR "emergency response"[Title/Abstract]) OR "emergency preparedness"[Title/Abstract]) OR "security service"[Title/Abstract]) OR "security services"[Title/Abstract]) OR "campus security"[Title/Abstract]) OR "campus police"[Title/Abstract]))) AND (((universities[MeSH Terms])) OR ((((((university[Title]) OR universities[Title]) OR student[Title]) OR students[Title]) OR campus[Title]) OR campuses[Title]))
PubMed Search Alerts 3Ethics of relief work(("relief work/ethics"[MeSH Terms])) OR (((ethic[tiab] OR ethics[tiab] OR ethical[tiab])) AND ((humanitarian[Title/Abstract] OR international[tiab]) AND (relief[tiab] OR aid[tiab])))
PubMed Search Alerts 4Disaster planning and patient classification(("disaster planning/methods"[MeSH Terms] OR "disaster planning/organization and administration"[MeSH Terms])) AND ("patients/classification"[MeSH Terms])
Aggregator (i.e., Ebsco) Search Alerts
Mass emergency notification systemsMust run in multiple databases:
Business Source CompleteCINAHL Plus with Full TextCommunications & Mass Media CompleteCommunication AbstractsERICSocial Sciences Full TextSocINDEX with Full Text Databases
Monitoring Disaster InformationTwitter@rmfeatherstone@NLM_DIMRC @CDCemergency@HazCenter
… and many, many more!
AgendaDAY 1Disaster information specialistsDisaster managementHOMEWORK: Reflection exercise
DAY 2Librarian roles HOMEWORK: Tabletop exercises
Homework from Day 1• Reflect on Auf der Helde’s recommendations in his article,The
Importance of Evidence-Based Disaster Planning• Identify professional services you could provide
• Using your chat box, share one of these services
Example: train local first responders and first receivers on the use of NLM’s ReUnite app for obtaining information about missing persons
Disaster Information Specialist• Provides disaster-related library or
information services as part of their ongoing job functions
• Possesses knowledge and skills to support
disaster management
• Does more than protect library collections and maintain library operations
Objectives
At the end of the webinar, you will be able to– Identify members of the disaster workforce and
understand their patterns of information use– Identify professional roles for librarians during all
stages of the disaster management cycle– Articulate how librarians historically viewed their
roles in disasters– Recognize the valuable roles librarians have played
in disaster management
How have librarians seen their primary role?
• 66% - protecting, preserving, and providing access to collections
• 10% - fostering community relationships and providing support
(Zach, 2010)
Planning Roles
(Zach, 2010)
Response Roles
(Zach, 2010)
Recovery Roles
(Zach, 2010)
What have been the roles of librarians? 1
1. Institutional supporters2. Collection managers3. Information disseminators4. Internal planners
(Featherstone, Lyon & Ruffin, 2008)
What have been the roles of librarians? 2
5. Community supporters6. Government partners7. Educators and trainers8. Information community builders
(Featherstone, Lyon & Ruffin, 2008)
New Recognition of Libraries’ Roles: The Stafford Act
• Libraries are “essential community services” eligible for federal assistance “for the provision of temporary facilities”
Hospital librarians 1
(Donohue, 2012)
Hospital librarians 2
(Donohue, 2012)
Hospital librarians 3How did you get involved?
Invited myself onto the Emergency Management Committee
Required to be involved as a department managerNew committee chairperson took over emergency
management committee and wanted library involved. Previous group had not involved library
(Donohue, 2012)
Case example
Missouri Baptist Medical Center Medical Library
… and Incident Command Center
Incident Command Center 1st image
Incident Command Center 2nd image
Incident Command Center 3rd image
Incident Command Center 4th image
Tabletop Exercise
The tabletop exercise simulates a disaster situation and requires you to function in the capacity expected of you
in a real event (FEMA, 2012)
Sample Earthquake ScenarioIt is seven days after the earthquake (8.5 magnitude). All utilities have been restored and library cleanup efforts are underway. All staff are accounted for; aside from minor injuries, everyone is unharmed. Local schools are closed until further notice and one library assistant and one librarian are staying home to look after their children.
Local residents and volunteers from outside the area are converging on the hospital campus and the surrounding area. They have come to the disaster zone to assist with cleanup and rebuilding.
The triage center is operating out of the hospital parking lot. Healthcare personnel arrive from neighboring communities, and even from other states, to assist.
Using your chat box, answer the question:What roles could the library play to assist volunteers?
Final Homework
• Pick one of the three tabletop exercises provided
• Answer the questions and send your completed exercise to: [email protected]
• Put the subject line as your last name_DIS_Homework e.g.,) Featherstone_DIS_Homework
Preparation time
Most warning Less warning Least warningHurricane Tornado Earthquake
Infectious disease Active shooter Hazmat incident
Flooding Building fire Bridge collapse
Etc. Etc. Etc.
References
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288 as amended), http://fema.gov/about/stafact.shtm
Donohue, A. (May 21, 2012). Emergency Preparedness and Librarians: A Match Made in Hospitals! Poster Presentation given at the Medical Library Association Conference, Seattle WA
FEMA (2012). Tabletop Exercise. Accessed April 7, 2012 from: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw000/watersecurity/tools/trainingcd/Pages/intro.html,
Featherstone, R., Boldt, R., Torabi, N. & Konrad, S. (2012). Provision of Pandemic Disease Information by Health Sciences Librarians: A Multisite Comparative Case Series. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 100(2), 104-112. Accessed May 12, 2012 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3324800/
Featherstone, R., Lyon, B. & Ruffin, A. (2008). Library roles in disaster response: an oral history project by the National Library of Medicine. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 96(4), 343-350. Accessed April 3, 2012 from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2568836/
References cont.Folb, B. (March 30, 2011). Information Needs and Practices of Disaster Response Professionals:
Findings and Implications. . [Presentation given at the Disaster Information Outreach Symposium, Bethesda, MD). Accessed April 2, 2012 from: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=10102
Merchant, R.M., Elmer, S. & Lurie, N. (2011). Integrating Social Media into Emergency-Preparedness Efforts. NEJM. 365(4). 289-291.
Turoff, M. & Starr, R. (March 6, 2008). Information Seeking Behavior and Viewpoints of Emergency Preparedness and Management Professionals Concerned with Health and Medicine. [Report prepared for the National Library of Medicine]. Accessed April 2, 2012 from: http://web.njit.edu/~turoff/Papers/FinalReportNLMTuroffHiltzMarch11.htm
Walsh, L., Subbarao, I., Gebbie, K., et al. (2012). Core Competencies for Disaster Medicine and Public Health. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 6(1), 44-52.
Zach, L. (March 30, 2011). Librarians’ Perceptions of Roles in Disaster Activities. [Presentation given at the Disaster Information Outreach Symposium, Bethesda, MD). Accessed April 2, 2012 from: http://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=10102
Image CreditsMissouri Baptist Hospital Library photos shared with permission of Sandy Decker
Presentation Slides & Course Materialshttp://www.mlanet.org/education/dis/info_roles.html
Program Informationhttp://www.mlanet.org/education/dis/
AcknowledgementThis project is funded by the National Library of Medicine under contract HHS-N-276-2010-00782-P
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