Library Collections Emergency Team

The Library Collections Emergency Team (LCET) is on call 24 hours a day to provide advice and assistance during and in the immediate aftermath of emergencies that threaten or affect Harvard Library collections.
 
Services

• 24-hour advisory assistance by cell phone (617-240-2500) in emergencies involving library collections
• Direct assistance with response and salvage in cases involving more materials than can be recovered by the local library staff or other complicating factors
• Access to library-owned freeze-drying equipment (limited capacity is available)
• Recommendations for commercial disaster recovery services
• Coordination of services with University Operations Center
• Emergency preparation and response information
• Training workshops

 
The Team
 
Membership:
Full-time conservators and preservation librarians in Preservation Services in the Harvard Library.
 
Leadership:
Priscilla Anderson, Senior Preservation Librarian, Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard Library
Lauren Telepak, Collections Conservator, Collections Care, Harvard Library