Abstract
The extent of losses in Polish libraries and archives in Lower Silesia during the Great Flood of 1997 is described. Rescue operations and preventive measures undertaken by disaster-struck libraries are summarized. Initially spontaneous and voluntary help was transformed into coordinated rescue operation which was planned and put into action on a large scale by use of all available media, including the Internet. Various methods of rescuing damaged collections are also presented and evaluated. Finally, a conclusion is drawn from the described experience, stating advantages of efficient cooperative projects and indicating the necessity of developing disaster and emergency preparedness programs in libraries.
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