CMU Disaster Plan for Library and Archival Collections
CMU Disaster Plan for
Library and Archival Collections

Services


DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES
(Listed by category and then alphabetically by vendor)

Except as noted, these companies can provide comprehensive recovery services and a great deal of advice in the event of a disaster. Most can be reached by phone 24 hours a day. This list is not exhaustive and does not constitute an endorsement of the vendors on it.

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DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (BOOKS, PAPER, ART ON PAPER)


American Freeze Dry, Inc.
411 White Horse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
Phone: 609-546-0777
Contact: John Magill

Services: Vacuum freeze drying; -20 deg. F storage. This company deals primarily with books and paper. They can provide milk crates, pick-up and delivery, cleaning of materials, smoke odor removal.


BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728

Services: (1) Disaster recovery; (2) Odor removal; (3) Vacuum freeze drying; (4) Fumigation.


M.F. Bank Restoration Company
6659 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite AA
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 800-843-7248

Services: (1) Dehumidification; (2) Drying; (3) Smoke & odor removal; (4) fumigation; M. F. Bank has other regional offices; for more information, contact the Norcross office.


Cargocaire Moisture Control Services
85 Fulton Str. Unit 9D
Boontoon, NJ 07005
Phone: 201-625-7458
Contact: Everett Berger

Services: (1) Dehumidification; (2) Air drying books and manuscripts.


Document Reprocessors
5611 Water Street
Middlesex, NY 14507
Phone: 800-437-9464 (24 hrs.) or 716-554-4500 (daytime office in NY)
Fax: 716-554-4114
Contact: Eric Lundquist or Quentin Schwartz

Services: (1) Vacuum Freeze Drying; (2) Salvage of computers; They will come to the site to inventory and help pack materials to be taken to their facility; They also have a mobile freeze-drying unit and provide various other combinations of services, including barcoding and reshelving.


RE-Oda Chem Engineering Co.
POB 424
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Phone: 216-247-4131
Contact: Skip McLaughlin

Services: Cleaning, smoke order removal and restoration of fire damaged materials; Their process, called "Booksave", is proprietary and can only be recommended for use with general collections. They do not handle wet books. They can provide boxes and labels and will pay freight charges on orders of 500 books or more.

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DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (PHOTOGRAPHS)

Eastman Kodak Company
Phone: 800-242-2424

Service: Salvage and restoration of photographs.


Miriam Meislik
Associate Archivist and Photograph Curator
University of Pittsburgh ULS
363 Hillman Library
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-648-8198
Fax: 412-648-8192
E-mail: miriam+@pitt.edu

Services: Salvage advice for photographs.

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DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (MICROFORMS)

Preservation Resources (formerly MAPS)
Nine S. Commerce Way
Bethlehem, PA 18017-8916
Phone: 800-773-7222
Contact: Meg Bellinger

Services: Washing and duplicating of 16mm, 35mm and 105 mm silver roll microfilm.


 DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (COMPUTER / MAGNETIC MEDIA)

BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817/332-6728
Contact: Pat Williams Moore

Services: (1) Salvage of computer and other magnetic media; (2) Drying, cleaning, and deodorizing of buildings and contents. They will give advice over the phone.


Document Reprocessors
5611 Water Street
Middlesex, NY 14507
Phone: 800-437-9464 (24 hrs.) or 716-554-4500 (daytime office in NY)
Fax: 716-554-4114
Contact: Eric Lundquist or Quentin Schwartz

Services: (1) Vacuum Freeze Drying; (2) Salvage of computers; They will come to the site to inventory and help pack materials to be taken to their facility; They also have a mobile freeze-drying unit and provide various other combinations of services, including barcoding and reshelving.


Graham Magnetics, Inc.
4001 Airport Freeway
Suite 400
Bedford, TX 76021
Phone: 817-868-5000
Contact: Kevin Burton

Service: Disaster recovery of computer media.


Randomex, Inc.
Data Recovery Division
1100 East Willow St.
Signal Hill, CA 90806
Phone: 213-595-8301

Services: Disaster recovery of computer media.


Restoration Technologies
3695 Prairie Lake Court
Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: 800-421-9290
Fax: 630-851-1774

Services: Recovery of electronic data processing, radio & TV, magnetic tapes and floppy disks. Mobile laboratory brought to site.

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DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (AUDIO)

Restoration Technologies
3695 Prairie Lake Court
Aurora, IL 60504
Phone: 800-421-9290
Fax: 630-851-1774

Services: Recovery of electronic data processing, radio & TV, magnetic tapes and floppy disks. Mobile laboratory brought to site.


Smolian Sound Preservation Studios
1 Wormans Mill Court #4
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-694-5134
Fax: 301-694-5179
Contact: Steve Smolian

Services: Restoration and preservation of most audio media.


 DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY (FILM & VIDEO)

Bono Film & Video Services
3200 Lee Highway
Alexandria, VA

Phone: 703-243-6638


Carpel Video, Inc.
499 E. Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701

Phone: 301-694-3500


Film Treat
42-24 Orchard St.
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-784-4040
Contact: Sam Borodinsky

Services: (1) Washing and drying of motion picture film. Nationwide service.


SPECS Brothers Video Services
P.O. Box 5
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660

Phone: 201-440-6589


Video Box Office
575 Boston Post Road
Orange, CT 06477
Phone: 203-878-0634
Contact: Ron Davis

Services: Salvage and restoration of videotapes.


Videpax
450 W. 31st St., 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-982-5676

Services: Restoration of audio- and videotape. Consulting, videotape supplies, forensic video services.


What's Happenin' Productions
2571 Western Avenue
Altamont, NY 12009
Phone: 518-355-5888
Contact: Tom Quaglieri

Services: (1) Copying of damaged videotapes; (2) Drying of 16 mm, 8 mm, and Super 8 film.


WRS Motion Picture and Video Laboratory
1000 Napor Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
Phone: 412-937-7700 or 1-800-345-6977
Fax: 412-922-1020
Contact: Peter Eaves

Services: Restoration of film and videotapes.

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VACUUM FREEZE DRYING (BOOKS, PAPER, ART ON PAPER)

American Freeze Dry, Inc.
411 White Horse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
Phone: 609-546-0777
Contact: John Magill

Services: Vacuum freeze drying; -20 deg. F storage. This company deals primarily with books and paper. They can provide milk crates, pick-up and delivery, cleaning of materials, smoke odor removal.


BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728

Services: (1) Disaster recovery; (2) Odor removal; (3) Vacuum freeze drying; (4) Fumigation.


Document Reprocessors
5611 Water Street
Middlesex, NY 14507
Phone: 800-437-9464 (24 hrs.) or 716-554-4500 (daytime office in NY)
Fax: 716-554-4114
Contact: Eric Lundquist or Quentin Schwartz

Services: (1) Vacuum Freeze Drying; (2) Salvage of computers; They will come to the site to inventory and help pack materials to be taken to their facility; They also have a mobile freeze-drying unit and provide various other combinations of services, including barcoding and reshelving.


McDonnel Aircraft Co.
PO Box 516
St. Louis, MO 63166
Contact: Fred Brodbeck or Jim Williford
Phone: 314-234-0763 (Fred Brodbeck) or 314-233-4697 (Jim Williford)

Services: Vacuum freeze drying if space is available.


Midwest Freeze-Dry Ltd.

VACUUM FREEZE DRYING (COMPUTER / MAGNETIC MEDIA)

Document Reprocessors
5611 Water Street
Middlesex, NY 14507
Phone: 800-437-9464 (24 hrs.) or 716-554-4500 (daytime office in NY)
Fax: 716-554-4114
Contact: Eric Lundquist or Quentin Schwartz

Services: (1) Vacuum Freeze Drying; (2) Salvage of computers; They will come to the site to inventory and help pack materials to be taken to their facility; They also have a mobile freeze-drying unit and provide various other combinations of services, including barcoding and reshelving.

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DEHUMIDIFICATION (BOOKS, PAPER, ART ON PAPER)

Cargocaire Moisture Control Services
85 Fulton Str. Unit 9D
Boontoon, NJ 07005
Phone: 201-625-7458
Contact: Everett Berger

Services: (1) Dehumidification; (2) Air drying books and manuscripts.


Munters Moisture Control
or
Munters Moisture Control
15 Freeport St.
Delmont, PA 15626
Phone: 412-468-0066 or 800-359-9337 (PIN 0295)
Fax: 412-468-0075
Contact: Keith Morgan
[NOTE: I NEED TO CHECK ON WHETHER THEY STILL HAVE THIS LOCAL OFFICE]

Munters Moisture Control
7050 Engle Road, Fleet 100
Middleburg Height, OH 44130
Phone: 800-989-7791 (24 hrs)
Contact: Jim Richison

Services: (1) Water pumping and vacuuming; (2) Drying of floors, walls, insulation, and furnishings; Cost estimates are provided after an evaluation of the damage.


BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728

Services: (1) Disaster recovery; (2) Odor removal; (3) Vacuum freeze drying; (4) Fumigation.


ODOR REMOVAL, (BOOKS, PAPER, ART ON PAPER)

BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728

Services: (1) Disaster recovery; (2) Odor removal; (3) Vacuum freeze drying; (4) Fumigation.


M.F. Bank Restoration Company
6659 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite AA
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 800-843-7248

Services: (1) Dehumidification; (2) Drying; (3) Smoke & odor removal; (4) fumigation; M. F. Bank has other regional offices; for more information, contact the Norcross office.


RE-Oda Chem Engineering Co.
POB 424
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Phone: 216-247-4131
Contact: Skip McLaughlin

Services: Cleaning, smoke order removal and restoration of fire damaged materials; Their process, called "Booksave", is proprietary and can only be recommended for use with general collections. They do not handle wet books. They can provide boxes and labels and will pay freight charges on orders of 500 books or more.


ODOR REMOVAL, (COMPUTER / MAGNETIC MEDIA)

BMS Catastrophe, Inc.
303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728
Contact: Pat Williams Moore

Services: (1) Salvage of computer and other magnetic media; (2) Drying, cleaning, and deodorizing of buildings and contents. They will give advice over the phone.

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FUMIGATION (BOOKS, PAPER, ART ON PAPER)

BMS Catastrophe, Inc.

303 Arthur Street
Fort Worth TX 76107
Phone: 800-433-2940
Fax: 817-332-6728

Services: (1) Disaster recovery; (2) Odor removal; (3) Vacuum freeze drying; (4) Fumigation.


M.F. Bank Restoration Company
6659 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite AA
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 800-843-7248

Services: (1) Dehumidification; (2) Drying; (3) Smoke & odor removal; (4) fumigation; M. F. Bank has other regional offices; for more information, contact the Norcross office.


MOLD REMOVAL, PESTS

Tom Parker
Pest Control Services
44 West Essex Avenue
Lansdown, PA 10950
Phone: 610-284-6249

Services: Consultation on pest control and fumigation; mold recovery.


DISASTER RESPONSE / RECOVERY

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Firedex of Pittsburgh
4030 William Flynn Highway
Allison Park, PA 15101
Phone: 412-487-3332 or 1-888-347-3339

Services: Restoration from water, smoke, fire damage. Fee is determined by the ton. Answering service takes message after normal business hours. They use water extractors, dehumidifiers and drying fans to remove water as well as removal of carpet and padding so they can be dried. They have moisture and temperature-reading equipment. Electricians are on call and can bring generators if needed.


Insurance Restoration Services
1300 Brighton Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Phone: 1-800-322-3520
Internet: info@mistickirs.com
Contact: David Mistick

Services: Hourly rates. 24-hr. phone; answering service notifies on-call team; guaranteed 1-hour emergency response. They have aided libraries previously. They use dehumidifiers, HEPA vacs, HVAC, fans to remove water; moisture and temperature reading equipment; generator available if needed.


National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)

Solex Technologies
2700 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 1530
Houston, TX 77056
Phone: 713-963-9405

Services: Disaster recovery.


SOLINET Preservation Program
1430 W. Peachtree St. NW
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30309-2955
Phone: 800-999-8558; 404-892-0943

Information and referrals.


SOS International
377 Oyster Point Blvd.
Suite 19
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 800-223-8597

Services: Disaster recovery.

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