The Librarian s Role in Disaster Information Linda Pikula

The Librarian’s Role in Disaster Information Linda Pikula, NOAA For IODE Ocean. Teacher Workshop Disaster Planning and Recovery, Oostende, Be. May 23 -27, 2011

“Managing information is managing a disaster” quote from Haiti

Class Discussion Although this may seem a largely inadequate definition of disaster management – why do you think it may be a correct statement?

To identify, evaluate, organize and disseminate critical information needed for disaster preparedness and response

Information Professionals Role in Disasters? Providing Information?

Possible Library Role: Dolores Judkins, who heads instruction, research and outreach at Oregon Health & Science University Library, said her takeaway message from the NIH symposium was to connect with emergency responder groups in the community to let them know libraries are a resource and aren't just about books. "We can't just sit in a library and expect people to come to us, " she said. "We have to go out and let people know what we can do for them. "

Response and recovery Discuss using library facilities and resources for response and recovery

Communication confusion A disaster brings not only devastation and human suffering but inevitable confusion as communication breaks down and the health aspects of the disaster become difficult and sometimes impossible to track. Battling that confusion is among the first steps toward disaster recovery, and one of the reasons the National Library of Medicine Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) was created in 2008 with the goal of providing health resources from librarians when critical information on topics such as radiation or hazardous materials exposure is urgently needed at a disaster site.

What Does a Library Have to Do with Disasters? http: //infocus. nlm. nih. gov/2010/05/what-does-alibrary-have-to-do. html

Information Professionals Role in Disasters? Tsunami, flood, hurricane, or earthquake…. How can information professionals be of assistance? * Partnering with the World Computer Exchange to place used computers in libraries and schools in the affected countries. * Collecting books, journals, furniture and equipment to send to libraries. * Twinning with or "adopting" libraries. * Providing preservation or restoration materials to libraries. * Sending expert SLA members to assist in specific libraries; this could include supporting Asian Chapter members to travel incountry * Offering free or reduced membership fees temporarily to information professionals in the affected countries. *From SLA Ipandanet

NN/LM Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit http: //nnlm. gov/ep/

Develop innovative products and services to serve emergency responders and managers - NLM is developing disaster and emergency health resources for health professionals and the public. NLM has developed several tools to assist emergency personnel prepare for and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events and is investigating the use of new communication technologies. . .

Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders WISER® (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) is an application designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. It is available for Microsoft Windows™ platforms (both PCs and Windows Mobile devices) and Palm OS mobile devices. A web-based WISER (Web. WISER http: //webwiser. nlm. nih. gov) supports web browsers for both PCs and PDAs, including Black. Berry and i. Phone. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including chemical identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression information. Other features include radiological support, including data for 20 radioisotopes and a general "ionizing radiation" substance, and tools/reference materials for radiological incidents and an ERG 2008 Tool.

REMM REMM, the Radiation Emergency Medical Management Web site, was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS/APSR), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and NLM to provide health professionals with critical information to manage all types of radiation events from dirty bombs to nuclear reactor accidents. Most recently, NLM and HHS/ASPR began collaborating on the Chemical Hazard Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) Web site. CHEMM is designed to assist emergency responders and health care providers in the management of large-scale chemical incidents. NLM is also experimenting with the use of social medial capabilities to facilitate communication, information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration concerning disaster-related issues

Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Event - March 2011 http: //sis. nlm. nih. gov/dimrc/japan 2011. html

Tools for Librarians The Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) is a partnership of the National Library of Medicine, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, and the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers and other publishers. EAI provides temporary free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public affected by disasters. http: //eai. nlm. nih. gov NN/LM Emergency Preparedness and Response Toolkit This blog, edited by Dan Wilson, Coordinator, NN/LM Emergency Preparedness Project, (dtw 2 t@virginia. edu) is for resources, news stories, etc. of interest to NN/LM member libraries with a focus on: disaster plans for library staff, collections and facilities continuity of library services to its users when the library is affected by a disaster NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan NN/LM Response Plan Flowchart

Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program

The Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) evolved from the Toxicology Information Program (TIP) that was established in 1967 at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in response to recommendations made in the 1966 report "Handling of Toxicological Information, " prepared by the President's Science Advisory Committee. The TIP objectives were to: (1) create automated toxicology data banks, and (2) provide toxicology information and data services. In the mid-1990's, the mission of TIP was expanded to include environmental health. TEHIP, by creating, organizing, and disseminating toxicology and environmental health information, now serves as a premier information portal for resources in these subject areas. TEHIP maintains a comprehensive toxicology and environmental health web site that includes access to resources produced by TEHIP and by other government agencies and organizations. http: //sis. nlm. nih. gov/enviro. html This web site includes links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, and other scientific and consumer-oriented resources. TEHIP also is responsible for the Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®), an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases that are available free of charge on the web.

Other Toxicology and Environmental Health Web Resources Tox Town® is an interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances, your health, and the environment. It uses color, graphics, sounds and animation to convey connections between chemicals, the environment, and the public's health. The Town, City, Farm, Port and U. S. Mexico Border are designed to provide facts on toxic chemicals found in everyday locations, information about how the environment can impact human health, non-technical descriptions of chemicals, links to authoritative chemical information on the Internet, and Internet resources on environmental health topics. Tox Town's target audience is students above elementary-school level, educators, and the general public. It is a companion to the extensive information in the TOXNET collection of databases that are typically used by toxicologists and health professionals. Tox Town also offers some resources in Spanish (http: //toxtown. nlm. nih. gov/espanol/).

Household Products Database is a resource that provides information on the potential health effects of chemicals contained in more than 10, 000 common household products used inside and around the home. The database allows users to browse a product category, such as 'Pesticides' or 'Personal Care, ' by alphabetical listing of brand names. Products can also be searched by type, manufacturer, product ingredient/chemical name and by health effects. The record for each product shows the ingredients as reported in the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and includes other information such as handling, disposal, and health effects.

TOXMAP TOXMAP® is a web site from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) that uses maps of the United States to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment. Data is derived from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides information on the releases of toxic chemicals into the environment as reported annually by industrial facilities around the United States.

HAZ-MAP Haz-Map® is an occupational toxicology database designed primarily for health and safety professionals, but also for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work. It links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms. The 1, 595 chemicals and biological agents in the database are related to industrial processes and other activities such as hobbies. The linkage indicates the potential for exposure to the agents. The 224 occupational diseases and their symptoms are associated with hazardous job tasks. This association indicates an increased risk for significant exposure and subsequent disease

ALTBIB and DIRLINE ALTBIB® Since 1992, TEHIP has produced the quarterly bibliography of methods and procedures helpful in supporting the development, testing, application, and validation of alternatives to the use of vertebrates in biomedical research and toxicology testing. These multiple bibliographies of Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing have now been combined into one easily searchable database containing all 10 years of data. DIRLINE® (Directory of Information Resources Online) is an online directory of over 8, 500 health-related organizations and other resources which are willing to respond to public inquiries in their specialty areas, including toxicology and environmental health organizations.

Social Media and Technology Three core messages: (1) the need to integrate bottom-up communications from citizens to keep emergency responders and managers informed of changing conditions (2) the need to prepare people for disaster and emergency situations, including expected emotional reactions, developing and practicing emergency plans, and improving communications and preparedness (3) the importance of virtual and personal social networks in increasing resilience and connecting the technological risk assessments with increased resilience to emergency and disaster events.

• Crowd sourcing • People Finder

Family. Links. icrc. org Goal- to help people find each other after a disaster

BLOGSoutheast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Information Management in Disasters http: //www. ifrc. org/

Google Earth Library http: //www. gelib. com/haiti-earthquake. htm Haiti Earthquake Maps and Data By topomatt, on January 12 th, 2010 On Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 4: 53 PM, a 7. 0 magnitude earthquake struck near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Relief agencies and scientific agencies from all over the world have been compiling maps and other data to aid in relief efforts. Over the last several days I’ve been trying to help compile maps and other GIS data into KML format for Google Earth. I will try to continue to update this web page as more maps and data become available. If you are simply looking to view maps and other data related to Haiti and the Earthquake, then you should use the Google Earth link below (download and install Google Earth first). This will add numerous map/data layers to Google Earth. Simply check the boxes next to the map/data layer that you want to view and it will become visible. Some of the layers may take a minute or two to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection.

Google Earth Library Historical Natural Hazards Database By topomatt, on March 8 th, 2009 Global database created by the National Geophysical Data Center which shows the locations of historic natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. The database includes socioeconomic information (i. e. number of fatalities, injuries, and damage information) and scientific data (i. e. earthquake magnitudes, tsunami intensity) for hazard events dating back to before 2000 BC. The data points are color coded to show the number of fatalities and each placemark contains a link to the NGDC’s online database, which contains additional details for each event.

Other Resources: Competencies for Librarians and Information Professionals This compilation of the core competencies for library and information professionals is being used the creation of a new disaster information specialization. Other NLM Resources Disaster Information Research Funded by NLM Collaborations and Partnerships Related to Disaster Information

Web Resources from the Disaster Outreach Listserv: **Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies: A Toolkit** The National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity, supported by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health, provides these recommendations. http: //www. healthpolicyinstitute. org/files/OMHDive rsity. Preparedness. Toolkit. pdf

Web Resources (2) **Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Roadmap to Guide Local Planning** The RAND Corporation provides this research brief that examines ways in which communities can improve their ability to withstand recover from adversity. The e-book of this document is available free of charge. http: //www. rand. org/pubs/research_briefs/RB 957 4. html

Web Resources (3) **Disasters: Preparedness and Mitigation in the Americas** This newsletter of the Pan-American Health Organization is now available for download in epub format, which can be read using any e-reader system. http: //new. paho. org/disasters/newsletter

Web Resources (4) **Disaster Data: A Balanced Perspective** The latest issue of the "CRED Crunch" newsletter from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters in Belgium focuses on statistical information recorded about natural disasters in 2010. http: //www. cred. be/sites/default/files/Cred. Crunc h 23. pdf

Web Resources (5) TSUNAMIS, http: //www. nlm. nih. gov/medlinep lus/tsunamis. html http: //www. nlm. nih. gov/medlinep lus/spanish/tsunamis. html

Earthquakes: For earthquake information for responders and health professionals, see the “Earthquakes-Resources for Response and Recovery” page at http: //disasterinfo. nlm. nih. gov/dimrc/earthquakes. html. Medline. Plus has topic pages on earthquakes and tsunamis in English and Spanish. Although not intended to be specific to the current events in Japan, these pages give background information for a general audience: Earthquakes http: //www. nlm. nih. gov/medlineplus/earthquakes. html http: //www. nlm. nih. gov/medlineplus/spanish/earthquake s. html

Web: Center for Child Traumatic Stress Psychological First Aid (Japanese Version) – Our partners at the Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress in Kobe Japan translated the entire field guide. The guide can be accessed off the home page of the NCTSN website (www. nctsn. org) in the What’s New box. The Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (Second Edition), developed by NCTSN and the National Center for PTSD, is an evidence-informed intervention to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster. Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce initial distress caused by disasters, and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.

Children and traumatic stress: PFA online – PFA online (http: //learn. nctsn. org) is a 6 -hour interactive course that puts the participant in the role of a provider in a post-disaster setting. This professionally-narrated course is for individuals new to disaster response who want to learn the core action of PFA, as well as for seasoned practitioners who want a review. It features innovative activities, video demonstrations, and mentor tips from the nation’s trauma experts and survivors. We recently saw that various organizations in Australia mandated the training prior to volunteers responding to the recent floods and cyclone that impacted different regions of the country. Evaluations of PFA online have been extremely positive with over 96% recommending the course to others. If you haven’t been trained in PFA, take the course now! This project was funded by SAMHSA, NCPTSD, NACCHO, and HHS Office of the Surgeon General, Office of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps.

Children and stress: Materials on the Impact of Earthquakes and Tsunamis on Children and Families – The NCTSN website (www. nctsn. org) has dedicated web pages on the readiness, response, and recovery after various natural disasters, including earthquakes and tsunamis. The NCTSN has also additional talking points on the impact of tsunamis and earthquakes. To get to these additional materials, go to the What’s New box of the home page (www. nctsn. org) and click on the word earthquake or tsunami. Here are some of these resources: o Psychological Impacts of Tsunamis (long and brief version) o Talking with Children about Tsunamis o Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after an Earthquake o Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after an Earthquake o Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of the Earthquake o Guidance for Caregivers: Children or Teens who had a Loved One Die in the Earthquake o Guidance for School Personnel: Students Who had a Loved One Die in the Earthquake Our Partner’s in Japan, the Hyogo Institute for Traumatic Stress, which was established after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, also has a website with traumatic stress resources in Japanese (www. j-hits. org). ·

url: http: //www. nctsnet. org/

How to sign up for Disaster Outreach Listserv: For more information about subscription options, send a "QUERY DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB" command to LISTSERV@LIST. NIH. GOV.

Libraries and Librarians Respond to Disasters: Bibliography on Library Roles in Disaster Response and Recovery , National Library of Medicine Albanese A, Blumenstein L, Oder N, Rogers M. Libraries damaged, librarians respond, after hurricane’s fury. Library Journal. 2005; 130(15), 16 -17. Bertot JC, Jaeger PT, Langa LA, Mc. Clure CR. Public access computing and Internet access in public libraries: the role of public libraries in egovernment and emergency situations. First Monday [internet]. 2006 [cited 2008 Mar 10]; 11(9): [about 31 screens]. Available from: http: //firstmonday. org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index. php/fm/article/vie w/1392/1310 Block M, Kim A. All (librarian) hands on deck: librarians lead the way on the long journey to recovery and rebuilding. Library Journal. 2006; 131(5), 22 -25. Eberhart G. Katrina’s terrible toll: librarians rally to provide information for a devastated gulf coast population. American Libraries. 2005; 36(9), 14 -25.

NLM Bibliography: Fletcher AM. No point of reference: a hurricane of medical information needs. Journal of Hospital Librarianship. 2006; 6(2): 1 -14. Harris R, Wathen CN, Chan D. Public library responses to a consumer health inquiry in a public health crisis. Reference and User Services Quarterly. 2005; 45(2), 146 -154. Jaeger PT, Langa LA, Mc. Clure CR, Bertot JC. The 2004 and 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes: evolving roles and lessons learned for public libraries in disaster preparedness and community services. Public Library Quarterly. 2007; 25(3/4): 199 -214.

Open Source Disaster Recovery Models Jones C, Mitnick S. Open source disaster recovery: case studies of networked collaboration. First Monday [internet]. 2006 [cited 2008 10 Mar]; 11(5): [about 23 screens]. http: //firstmonday. org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index. php/fm/art icle/view/1325/1245 abstract Volunteers eager to help disaster victims have begun to draw on open source models of organization to mobilize and coordinate vast resources from around the world. This paper investigates two such groundbreaking efforts, involving responses to Hurricane Katrina and to the South East Asian tsunami. The study sheds light on how these organizations evolve so rapidly, how leaders emerge and confront challenges, and how interactions with traditional, more hierarchical disaster recovery efforts unfold. Lessons from these early efforts show they can be improved, and also point to the need for more research on networked non–state actors that are playing increasingly prominent roles.

Knowledge Management (bib) Lamont J. KM’s role in the aftermath of a disaster. KM World [Internet]. 2005 1 Nov [cited 2008 Mar 11]; 14(10): [about 1 p. ]. Available from: http: //www. kmworld. com/Articles/News. Analysis/KM's-role-in-the-aftermath-of-disaster 14549. aspx

NLM Bibliography Continued Mathews G. Disaster management: sharing experience, working together across the sector. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 2005; 37(2), 63 -74. Matthews J, Wiggins, R. Libraries, the internet, and September 11 th. First Monday [Internet]. 2001 [cited 2008 Mar 14]; 6(12): [about 7 screens]. Available from: http: //firstmonday. org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index. php/fm/article/vie w/909/818 Mc. Coy, MJ. The forces of nature or dancing with the three ladies. Texas Library Journal. 2005; 81(4), 142 -143. Mc. Guire L. Planning for a pandemic influenza outbreak: roles for librarian liaisons in emergency delivery of educational programs. Med Ref Serv Q. 2007; 26(4), 1 -13. Mc. Knight M. Health sciences librarians’ reference services during a disaster: more than just collection protection. Med Ref Serv Q. 2006; 25(3): 1 -12.

NLM Bibliography Putnam L. By choice or by chance: how the internet is used to prepare for, manage, and share information about emergencies. First Monday [Internet]. 2002 [cited 2008 Mar 14]; 7(11): [about 17 screens]. Available from: http: //firstmonday. org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index. php/fm/article/vi ew/1007/928 Abstract: Access to reliable information is essential for emergency managers, whether they’re facing tornados or terrorist attacks. How well information is managed before, during, and after a disaster can have a direct influence on how well the crisis is managed. Today the Internet plays a recurring role in all phases of emergency information management. As a communication system and an information repository, a strategic tool and a populist medium, the Internet can be a powerful element in crisis situations. It has been readily used in recent crises and it will, no doubt, be used in the next emergency, by choice or by chance. The choice must be made to use it well.

Special Libraries Role (bib. ) Rasmussen C. Hurricane-stressed teachers get digital help from NSDL and DLESE. UCAR Quarterly [Internet]. 2005 [cited 2008 Mar 11]; Fall: [about 1 p. ]. Available from: http: //www. ucar. edu/communications/quarterly/fall 05/teachers. html Robertson D. SLA’s response to natural disasters. Information Outlook [Internet]. 2005 [cited 2008 Mar 11]; 9(10): [about 8 p. ]. Available from: IPANDANET http: //findarticles. com/p/articles/mi_m 0 FWE/is_10_9/ai_n 15890 932 Abstract: Why did SLA undertake this project? Considering the Competencies for Information Professionals (http: //www. sla. org/content/learn/comp 2003/index. cfm), who else is more qualified to address a broad range of questions having to do with a variety of environmental, medical, social, and economic concerns than the diverse members of SLA? Our information professionals are the experts around the world in providing reference assistance in all the fields encompassed by disaster relief, recovery, and reconstruction. SLA is uniquely positioned for the type of knowledge sharing that arises from a natural disaster.

Bibliography: Williams G. Librarians and working families: bridging the information divide. Libr Trends [Internet]. 2002 [cited 2008 Mar 13]; 50(2): [about 7 p. ]. Available from: http: //findarticles. com/p/articles/mi_m 1387/is_1_51/ai_94596906 Other Projects, Partnerships and Programs Emergency Preparedness Plans for Libraries Disaster Information Research Funded by NLM Programs Related to Disaster Information NLM Partners Related to Disaster Information Last updated: 25 March 2009 First published: 14 August 2008 Metadata| Permanence level: Permanent: Dynamic Content Copyright, Privacy, Accessibility U. S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894

Special Libraries Association website http: //www. sla. org/content/resources/inforesour/sept 11 help/disip/ Disaster Planning Portal