Emergency Evacuation Procedures
- Emergency Evacuation: During various emergency situations (fire, explosion, bomb threat, etc.) it may be necessary to evacuate the Miller Center. Emergency systems in place may detect an emergency and automatically announce the evacuation; other emergencies may require notification from Public Safety or official University offices.
- The circulation staff will be the designated coordinator for implementing
emergency procedures. In absence of circulation staff, the reference librarian
will act as the designated coordinator. This includes, but is not limited
to, Saturday from Opening to Closing and on Sunday from Opening until the
Night Supervisor reports for duty.
Circulation Desk: 308-3083
Reference Desk: 308-4755 - If the automatic announce system has not already been triggered, coordinator or designee should use the public address system to make an announcement for evacuation. All student workers should be directed to assist in the procedures.
- System is located inside glass case behind wooden Circulation shelves.
- Directions for using the system are posted.
- Scripts to read for typical emergencies are in a red folder by the glass case.
- In case of an emergency, everyone should be instructed to leave the building through the nearest exit, and get across the street away from the building. Individuals with mobility impairments should be assisted into the nearest stairwell in the building.
- Have them wait on the landing. [Note: Stairwells are checked by the Fire Department and are constructed to provide a higher degree of protection.]
- Immediately notify the police or fire department if a disabled individual is waiting on a stairwell landing and provide them with the location
- LR&TS staff are responsible for sweeping parts of the building to be sure everyone has evacuated and moved across the street away from the building (see table). During evacuation the building is considered closed; Public Safety should be called (308-3333) when patrons refuse to leave the building.
Emergency Evacuation - Sweeping MC
DIRECT EVERYONE OUT OF THE BUILDING AND ACROSS THE STREET
| Miller Center Wing | Building Area | Work Area Responsible M-F day |
Work Area Responsible Nights / Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st West | Periodicals / Microforms / NASA | Periodicals | Periodicals |
| Reference Area | Reference | Periodicals | |
| Study Court | Circulation | Circulation | |
| Restrooms | Circulation | Circulation | |
| Main Lobby Doors | Circulation | Circulation | |
| Access back area | Circulation | Circulation | |
| 2nd West | Reading Court | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk |
| Collection Management | Collection Management | Area Staff Responsible | |
| Staff Lounge | Collection Management | Area Staff Responsible | |
| Study Rooms (2nd) | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Holocaust Center | Holocaust Center | Holocaust Center | |
| Computer Satellite Desk | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Restrooms | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| 2nd East | Computer Lab | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk |
| Classrooms – 206, 207, 218 | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Restrooms | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk | |
| IMS back area | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Study Rooms | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Video Editing Room | IMS/CTUS | Computer Lab Desk | |
| 3rd West | Computer area | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk |
| Archives | Collection Management | Areas Staff Responsible | |
| FCTE | Collection Management | Areas Staff Responsible | |
| Stacks | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Group Study Rooms | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| Restrooms | Collection Management | Computer Lab Desk | |
| 1st East | Coffee Shop | Dean’s Office | Reference |
| MC 102 | Dean’s Office | Reference | |
| Offices – 108, 118, 110, 112 | Dean’s Office | Area Staff Responsible | |
| Auditorium | Dean’s Office | Reference | |
| Restrooms | Dean’s Office | Reference | |
| Basement East | HelpDesk | HelpDesk | HelpDesk |
| Computer Store | Computer Store | Computer Store | |
| Classrooms (B17, B18, B31) | CIM | HelpDesk | |
| Office Space | Area Staff Responsible | Area Staff Responsible | |
| Work/Storage Spaces | Area Staff Responsible | Area Staff Responsible | |
| Restrooms | HelpDesk | HelpDesk | |
| Basement West | Shelving | Reference | Reference |
| Restrooms | Reference | Reference | |
| Copy Room | Reference | Reference |
Approved by LR&TS Dean’s Advisory Council: December
4, 2002
Last reviewed: December 4, 2002
Last revised: December 4, 2002
