Cost estimates are provided after an evaluation of the damage. Equipment is usually not sold to the institution, but rented until the problem is resolved. The company can also deal with waterlogged books if they do not contain coated paper. Each book is individually monitored for temperature and moisture content during the process, with measurements being taken in several spots throughout the volume. In such a case, the library can use its own staff for some of the monitoring, and thus lower the cost of this labor-intensive method.
References are available from the company on request.
The NFPA provides information on fire protection, prevention and suppression, and conducts fires safety education programs for the general public. They also publish standards, some of them pertaining directly to libraries, archives, and museums, which are intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and explosion. A catalog of NFPA publications is available on request from the Association. National Library Relocations specializes in moving library collections, and although they are not a disaster recovery service , per se, they could be of help with the shifting which is necessary after a large scale disaster. NLR has been in business for six years, and can offer packing, equipment rental, cleaning and inventory services.