International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) offers a series of disaster training videos, many featuring Nancy Kraft, Preservation Librarian at University of Iowa. Click here for a collection of IODE training videos on vimeo.com.
This short paper, presented at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference in Seoul in 2006, outlines an unusual training program pursued by the Universty of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne. There, the University library partnered with the Illinois Fire Services Institute to create an opportunity for library personnel to experience a controlled burn and assess the aftermath of fire damage.