Are Disaster and Emergency Plans Truly Complete?

Authors

  • Dunstan Newman The University of the West Indies
  • Nadine Newman The University of the West Indies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v29i3.7115

Keywords:

Disaster Committees, Job Descriptions, Disaster and Emergency Manuals, Roles and Duties and Responsibilities, Disaster Management, Disasters

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance or template to libraries and also other different types of institutions as to how they can complete, update or write their disaster and emergency manuals to include a section which specifically addresses roles, duties and responsibilities (RDRs). This research shares valuable information as writing RDRs can be challenging and time consuming. The findings indicate that most disaster and emergency manuals are incomplete if RDRs are not included and this was evident from the vast number of documents and literature reviewed. Success in any attempt to have a complete disaster and emergency management process would require a section that focuses specifically on RDRs as this allows for better preparedness, training and continuity planning. This paper provides practical guidance as it is relevant when completing, updating or writing disaster and emergency manuals irrespective of the type of institution. This paper contains new/additional information from a number of sources into one about the RDRs for members of a disaster committee in varying institutions.

Author Biographies

Dunstan Newman, The University of the West Indies

Dunstan Newman is Head Preservation Management Librarian at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Jamaica. He holds an MBA, MLS, and BA from UWI, Mona Campus and is presently pursuing a PhD in organizational behaviour from UWI, Mona.

Nadine Newman, The University of the West Indies

Nadine Newman is the Head Librarian at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) Documentation Centre, at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Jamaica. She is presently pursuing her Doctorate from the University of Leicester in Human Resource Management.

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Published

2015-03-25

How to Cite

Newman, D., & Newman, N. (2015). Are Disaster and Emergency Plans Truly Complete?. Library Leadership & Management, 29(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/llm.v29i3.7115

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Peer Reviewed

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