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New Publication: Implementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional Level: A Manual for Libraries, Archives, Museums, and Other Cultural Institutions, by David W. Carmicheal. Every cultural repository needs two management structures: the day-to-day, business-as-usual hierarchy, and a “supercharged” management structure that takes over temporarily during a crisis or whenever looming events threaten to overwhelm normal business routines. Emergency responders have used just such a supercharged structure for years: the Incident Command System (ICS). Since its development in the early 1970s...   Learn more >>  Tabletop Exercises designed for users of Implementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional Level. Practice the Incident Command System using scenarios designed specifically for cultural institutions. Learn more >> The Pocket Response Plan from the Council of State Archivists. Use PReP™ to carry your most important phone numbers and instant response information. Fill in the template, print, fold and place in the Tyvek™ envelope, and drop in your wallet or purse. Templates are available for local governments, cultural instituions, and families.  Learn more >>