The State Office of
Emergency Management provides assistance,
including access to products and recovery services.
Go to:
http://www.dhses.ny.gov/
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The State Library and State
Archives have resources to assist you.
Contacts, services, and resources are listed below by
your organization type. The State Library and State Archives are
also responsible for gathering information about the extent of
damage to your building and/or collections as well as recovery
costs.
Contact Barbara Lilley (blilley@mail.nysed,gov)
or Maria Holden (mholden@mail.nysed.gov)
to report the impact of the storm on your organization.
Libraries:
State Library staff are available to provide advice on
recovering collections.
Contact the State Library at (518) 486-4864. For additional
resources, go to
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/cp/index.html
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State Agencies:
Archives staff are available to provide advice on recovering damaged
records. When agency records are believed to constitute a hazard to
human safety or health or to property, the agency records management
officer may request authorization from the State Archives to destroy
or dispose of such records immediately. Contact the Archives at
(518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254.
For a complete listing of State Archives disaster services and
resources, go to:
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml
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Local Governments:
The State Archives Regional Advisory Officers are available by
phone/email to provide advice on recovering archives and records and
to assist you in applying for a recovery grant. Local governments
may be eligible for up to $20,000 in disaster recovery funding for
damaged records. Contact your Regional Advisory Officer
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/directories/dir_staff.shtml#Advisory
or call the Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254.
For a complete listing of State Archives disaster services and
resources, go to:
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/a/records/mr_disaster.shtml
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Other Cultural Institutions (museums,
historical societies, non-government archives):
State Archives and State Library staff are available to provide
advice on recovering collections. Contact the State Library at (518)
486-4864 or the State Archives at (518) 474-6926 or (518) 473-4254. |
