Raised eyebrow that such a resource would be released in a proprietary environment, such as, Apple. Especially given that many if not the majority of heritage institutions operate in a PC environment.  Where's the app for Android? Blackberry?

John

-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for discussion for the Archives Assoc. of Ontario [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Iona McCraith (AAO)
Sent: April 24, 2012 5:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fw: Emergency Response and Salvage App - free for iPhone, iPod and iPad

| With Lori Foley's permission I am forwarding this announcement below,
| originally posted on the ConDistList, about a new FREE iPhone, iPad app 
that
| may interest some of you with that technology.  Several of you, especially
| those in the AAO Archives Emergency Response Network will be familiar with
| the original paper salvage at a glance wheel and the guidebook sold by
| Heritage Preservation.  This new app takes emergency salvage information 
at
| your fingertips to a new level.  If you use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
| this might be the app for you.
|
| Iona McCraith
| Preservation Consultant
| Archives Association of Ontario
| Tel: (705) 277-1309     Fax: (705) 277-2091
| Email: [log in to unmask]
| www..aao-archivists.ca
|
| *************************************************
|
| Date: 15 Apr 2012
| From: Lori Foley <lfoley [at] heritagepreservation__org>
| Subject: ERS: Emergency Response and Salvage application (ERS)
|
| Heritage Preservation's Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel is
| available free of charge on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad as the
| "ERS: Emergency Response and Salvage" app.
|
| Long known as the authoritative resource for salvaging artifacts
| after a disaster, the Wheel has been used by museums, libraries, and
| archives around the world. This new app makes the Wheel's invaluable
| guidance accessible to anyone who is in need of practical advice for
| saving collections in the first 48 hours after disaster strikes.
|
| Apple users can download this free app from the App Store. Simply
| search for "ERS: Emergency Response and Salvage." To download, your
| device must run iOS 5.1 or later. Complete technical requirements
| are available on the ERS page at the App Store,
|
| 
<URL:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ers-emergency-response-salvage/id513081280?mt=8>
|
| ERS provides the same reliable content found in the original Wheel.
| The app outlines critical stages of disaster response and provides
| practical salvage tips for nine types of collections, from
| photographs to natural history specimens. ERS can help users protect
| precious collections and significant records, access reliable
| information instantly, and save damaged objects. The app was created
| in partnership with the National Center for Preservation Technology
| and Training.
|
| The original slide-chart Wheel was created by Heritage Preservation,
| a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the
| cultural heritage of the United States. It has been translated into
| six languages and distributed internationally in more than 40
| countries. The original Emergency Response and Salvage Wheel,
| sponsored by BELFOR, is still available for purchase. Visit the
| Bookstore at
|
|    <URL:http://www.heritagepreservation.org>
|
| Lori Foley
| Vice President of Emergency Programs
| Heritage Preservation
| 1012 14th St., NW, Suite 1200
| Washington, DC 20005
| 202-233-0800
|
| 


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