Disaster Preparedness in Academic Libraries: The Case of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Library, Kumasi, Ghana

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This article examines the preparedness and awareness of staff of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Main Library to prevent, fight, or manage disasters. Questionnaire, interview, and personal observation were used for the collection of data. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS software. Fifty respondents were selected from the junior staff, senior staff, and senior member categories of the KNUST Main Library for the study. The university librarian was also interviewed to find out management perspective on the subject. It was revealed from the study that the Library is not very prepared to prevent, fight, or manage disasters. This comes as a result of inadequate training for members of staff. Provision of a clearly marked emergency exit, training for staff members, and notices showing how members of staff should react and where to go are some of the recommendations made.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSacademic libraries, disaster control, disaster management, disaster preventionRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01960075.2010.501417