Preservation and Disaster Management module (RM50018)

This is a combined module consisting of the below two modules:

Preservation for Information Professionals 

(you can combine this with Disaster Management for Information Professionals)

Preservation theory:

• the principles of preservation

• understanding archival materials

• threats to collections

Preparing for action:

• storage and environment

• archive surveys

• archive formats

• identification and storage

Preservation in practice:

• handling records

• working with conservators and allied professionals

• digital preservation and the creation of surrogates

• special circumstances

Disaster Management for Information Professionals 

(you can combine this with Preservation for Information Professionals)

Risk management and business continuity:

• designing a disaster plan

• environmental control

• identifying and understanding risks

Preparedness:

• appointing a disaster team

• setting priorities

• emergency operation plan

• types of disaster

• security

• staff training and disaster simulation

Response and recovery:

• formulating systems for response and recovery