Academic libraries have been subjected to disruptive events throughout history. Academic
literature primarily provides case study examples of incidents, guidance on developing an …

Fire has been accepted in the literature as a major hazard threatening urban livelihood.
However, very few research focused on the temporal analysis of fire events in cities of …

The study measured the extent of availability of disaster equipment with a view to
ascertaining disaster preparedness and response practices in university libraries in …

Inefficient and ineffective fire management practices are common to most urban areas of
developing countries. Nigerian cities are typical examples of high vulnerability and low …

Disasters can occur anywhere, and no organisation is immune to disasters. Community
libraries in South Africa have experienced disasters over the past years, ranging from …

Despite the increasing digitalisation of special collections, Australian university libraries
continue to house tangible original works contributing to collective state, national and global …

Objetive. The destructive activities of man have become obvious in the Northern parts of
Nigeria where a terrorist group known as Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen have engaged …

The most important aspect of digital libraries is planning and preparing for disasters. It is
also one area that is understood the least. Occurence of disasters is tied to the general …

Risk-based land use planning is regarded as a controlling tool for reducing environmental
disasters in urban settlements. However, unsustainable land use practices allow building …

Disasters caused by high levels of fire disasters are still a problem for the country. This
problem also often occurs in information centers that are vulnerable to the impact of fire …