Management Tools

COVID-19 Information from the CDC
Plan, Prepare and Respond

Employer Information for Office Buildings
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/office-buildings.html#:~:text=CDC%20recommends%20wearing%20a%20cloth,spreading%20it%20to%20others

Parks, Sports and Recreation
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/parks-rec/index.html

Community Organizations and Gatherings
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/index.html

Cleaning and Disinfecting
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/clean-disinfect/index.html

Emergency Planning and Disaster Mitigation

Emergency Resources

Covid-19 Resource Hub – Smithsonian Heritage Emergency National Task Force
https://culturalrescue.si.edu/hentf/major-disasters/current-disasters/

Resources in Response to the Coronavirus – National Trust for Historic Preservation
https://forum.savingplaces.org/learn/issues/sustainability/disaster-relief/covid-19

We’re in This Together – National Trust for Historic Preservation
https://savingplaces.org/coronavirus

COVID-90 Main Street Resources – Main Street America
https://www.mainstreet.org/howwecanhelp/resourcecenter/covid19resources

Spend Local Safely: Five Ways You Can Support Your Main Street Businesses During Coronavirus – National Trust for Historic Preservation
https://savingplaces.org/stories/spend-local-safely-five-ways-you-can-support-your-main-street-businesses-during-coronavirus

13 Virtual Ways to “Edutain” Kids About History and Preservation – National Trust for Historic Preservation
https://savingplaces.org/stories/13-virtual-ways-to-edutain-kids-about-history-and-preservation

Hazard Mitigation Planning – Maryland Historical Trust
http://mht.maryland.gov/grants_hazardmitigation.shtml

Developing a Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response Plan – American Alliance of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/docs/default-source/continuum/developing-a-disaster-plan-final.pdf?sfvrsn=4

Disaster Response and Recovery – National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/preservation/disaster-response/

Managing Collections Care During Pandemics – American Alliance of Museums
https://www.aam-us.org/programs/about-museums/reviewing-cleaning-and-collections-care-policies/

Hurricane Preparedness – Maryland Historical Trust
https://mdhistoricaltrust.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/hurricane-preparedness-for-marylands-historic-properties/

Resources for Historic Properties Impacted by Flooding – Maryland Historical Trust
http://mht.maryland.gov/floodingresources.shtml

Treatment of Flood-Damaged Older and Historic Buildings – National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Museum Management

General Museum Resources – American Alliance of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/resources/bookstore

Standards & Best Practices Resource Guide, Archiving – Society of American Archivists
http://www2.archivists.org/groups/museum-archives-section/standards-best-practices-resource-guide#.V31Sfq4yL1w

Museum Standards and Best Practices – American Alliance of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/resources/ethics-standards-and-best-practices/standards

General Forms/Templates/Samples/Guidelines – National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/dscw/publicforms.htm

Accessibility Resources

Accessible Practices – Association of Science-Technology Centers
http://www.astc.org/resource/access/index.htm

Access to Transportation – U.S. Department of Transportation
https://www.transportation.gov/accessibility

Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design – Smithsonian Institution
https://www.si.edu/Accessibility/SGAED