Abstract

libraries in collaboration with disaster management experts to prevent and respond to the destruction of intellectual resources by various causes. However, the interest of Sri Lankan libraries in disaster management is still not satisfactory. This study examined the disaster-vulnerability of the Sri Lanka Museum Library's collection, staff, building and other physical resources and the ongoing disaster management activities. The main objective of this study was to present a suitable disaster management plan for the Museum library and other objectives were to investigate the motivation of the top management of this institution regarding disaster management and to create awareness about disaster management among library professionals. Observation the Museum library, interviews and questionnaire method were used to collect primary data. The methodology of this study was case study. The proposed disaster management plans were gathered by studying the plans of libraries in other countries. Prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are the main components of a plan to avoid a disaster resulting from a hazard. These main factors were taken into consideration for the disaster management plan for the Sri Lanka Museum Library, which was the basis of the study, and in the evaluation of the hazard risk, special hazards for Sri Lanka, the geographical environment where the Museum library building is located, the climate condition, and civil society activities were considered. The study revealed that the current performance of this library is not satisfactory. As a solution, a new disaster management plan was presented. Risk assessment, damage prevention, emergency response planning, disaster preparedness and recovery functions are mentioned in this plan. It is suggested that the top management of the Museum library should consider these plans.

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