Robin M. Hastings

Planning Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery for Digital Assets (eBook, PDF)

The Innovative Librarian's Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This essential guide covers the basics of planning to safeguard your library's digital assets-library catalog and circulation data, online resources, etc.-by taking advantage of cloud-based storage. Natural and human-made disasters, whether large-scale or as simple as accidental damage to an electrical circuit, can disrupt library operations and services by blocking access to the essential computer systems upon which we all rely. This book gives readers the basics of emergency planning and disaster preparedness for library digital assets, providing librarians with recovery planning tools and tips for making cloud-based disaster plans work for their libraries. Written by an expert with close to two decades' experience in library environment technology, Planning Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery for Digital Assets will help staff at libraries of all types make contingency plans for emergencies big and small. Readers will learn how thoughtful contingency and recovery plans can greatly mitigate damages caused by any number of unforeseen disasters and how cloud-based storage can serve to store and protect their library's digital assets. By following the book's recommendations to achieve digital redundant back-up, multiple access points, and larger storage capacity, a library can stay operational on the Internet despite emergencies that force building closures. Also included are appendixes of checklists for disaster planning and for evaluating cloud vendors as well as a comprehensive bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 116
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440842399
• Artikelnr.: 68199363

Autorenporträt

Robin M. Hastings is director of technology services at the Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) in Lawrence, KS.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 What Is a Disaster? Technological
Disasters Personnel Disasters Traditional Disasters Other Disasters How to
Plan for the Unknown No Plan? You Are Not Alone Before, During, and After
the Disaster Business Continuity Plan Hot Sites and Business Continuity A
Disaster Success Story Chapter 2 What Are Cloud-Based Tools? The Cloud
On-Demand Self-Service Broad Network Access Scalability Measured Service
Why Is the Cloud Needed for DR Now? LOCKSS and How the Cloud Can Help
Scanning and Digitizing Documents Not "Born Digital" Commercial Scanning
Options Do It Yourself Scanning (aka Paperless Office Techniques) Chapter 3
Determining Needs and the Planning Process Determining Needs-Environmental
Scan The Planning Process Structure of the Planning Process Checklists and
Brainstorming Institutional Information Prevention Response and Recovery
Supplies and Services Staff Training Distribution and Testing Who Should Be
Involved Responsibilities to Your Community Chapter 4 What to Backup and
How Often Integrated Library System Server Pure File Servers Web Servers
Application Servers Making Backups Scheduling Backups Testing Backups
Chapter 5 Preventing a Technology Disaster Security and Monitoring Risk
Assessment and Management Detecting Monitoring Correcting Using Your
Backups Recovery Homegrown Solutions Cloud Backups of Servers Cloud Backups
of Desktops Cloud Backups of ILS Keeping Operationally Necessary Files Safe
Evaluating Outsourced Disaster Recovery Services Conclusion Chapter 6
Creating a Disaster Plan Elements Organizational Information Scope and
Goals Prevention Response and Recovery Supplies and Services Staff
Training From Distributing to Updating Templates Appendices and
Supplementary Information Chapter 7 What Is a Successful Disaster Plan?
Testing the Plan without Causing a Disaster Testing Structure Checklist
Testing Walk through Testing Tabletop or Simulation Testing Technical Parts
Testing Full-Scale Testing Document the Test Plan Samples for Small
Libraries Samples for Medium Libraries Samples for Large Libraries Chapter
8 Wrapping It All Up Presenting the Plan Go Out into the Community and Talk
about It! Have a Party! Market the Plan Storing the Plan Revisiting the
Plan: Revise or Rewrite? Appendix A: Checklist for Disaster Plans Appendix
B: Checklist for Evaluating Cloud Vendors Bibliography Index