Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop a sense of urgency and utmost care for careful disaster management to encourage disaster preparedness for museums and archives.x In particular, this study examines the techniques and methods to be used for response and recovery from different disasters to save valuable resources.

Design/methodology/approach

A thorough review of literature was done to identify existing plans, strategies, preparedness and management of archives and museums. On the basis of the knowledge and experience gained, it was decided to use a descriptive method for this study. Among the different data collection modes available in the descriptive method, the study framed a structured questionnaire for the collection of data. Thereafter, the questionnaire was tested for loopholes by conducting a pilot study. The questionnaire evolved as such was used to collect data from select archives and museums. The collected data has been tabulated and analyzed in tune with the set objectives. The findings of this study have been correlated with relevant findings and conclusions of previous studies in this domain to provide a better overview and sanctify the revelations further.

Findings

From the current study, the authors find that the topological location of most of the institutions is near or on river banks which is the cause of concern at the time of heavy rains, after heavy snow fall and at the time of floods. It was also found that the majority of these institutions are located near highways which is also a serious concern in terms of noise, smoke, dust and vibrations produced by the plying of different types of transports on these highways. These kinds of unwanted disturbances create a negative atmosphere on the holdings, visitors and staff of these institutions.Although all of the institutions have apparently strong looking buildings that are made up of good material, the matter of concern is that only one institution (SPS museum) has a building which was specifically made for the purpose. As the state of Jammu and Kashmir is politically and geographically unstable, it is found that most of the institutions are prone to disasters like floods, earthquake and bomb threats which pose a threat to these valuable institutions and their valuable holdings.The most necessary and important parameter that is the training of the staff for disaster preparedness is not provided in majority of these institutions.Despite the fact that funds for majority of these institutions are provided by the government, the funds provided are insufficient for having fool-proof disaster preparedness and management.

Research limitations/implications

Because of tremendous significance of archives and museums in propagation and preservation of historical and cultural identity of any nation, culture, ethnicity or nation state, the current study sheds light on the status of these important institutions in a very important part of Central Asia. Kashmir in past has been the cradle of knowledge evolution and sharing in the region. As such, it possesses some of the very rare manuscripts and artifacts preserved in her archives and museums.

Practical implications

As this study is limited to select archives and museums of Jammu and Kashmir, the findings of this study may or may not represent the wider region of Central Asia.

中文翻译：

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地震区档案馆和博物馆的备灾研究-v，易发生洪水和冲突缠身的克什米尔

目的

这项研究的目的是发展对紧急灾害的紧迫感和最大程度的关怀，以促进博物馆和档案馆的备灾工作。x特别是，该研究探讨了用于应对和应对不同灾害的技术和方法。节省宝贵的资源。

设计/方法/方法

对文献进行了彻底的审查，以确定档案和博物馆的现有计划，策略，准备和管理。根据所获得的知识和经验，决定对本研究使用描述性方法。在描述方法中可用的不同数据收集模式中，该研究构架了用于数据收集的结构化问卷。此后，通过进行初步研究对问卷进行了漏洞检查。如此演变的问卷被用于从精选的档案馆和博物馆收集数据。收集的数据已按照设定的目标进行制表和分析。这项研究的发现与该领域先前研究的相关发现和结论相关，以提供更好的概述并进一步阐明这些启示。

发现

从当前的研究中，作者发现大多数机构的拓扑位置都在河岸附近或河岸上，这是在大雨时，大雪后和洪水时引起关注的原因。人们还发现，这些机构中的大多数都位于高速公路附近，这在噪声，烟雾，灰尘和振动方面也引起了人们的严重关注，这些噪声，烟雾，灰尘和振动是由于在这些高速公路上铺设各种类型的交通工具而产生的。这些不必要的干扰会给这些机构的馆藏，访客和工作人员带来负面气氛。尽管所有机构的建筑物看起来都很坚固，都是由优质材料制成的，但值得关注的是，只有一个机构（SPS博物馆）有一栋专门为此目的而建造的建筑物。

研究局限/意义

由于档案馆和博物馆在传播和保存任何国家，文化，种族或民族国家的历史和文化特征方面具有极其重要的意义，因此本研究揭示了这些重要机构在中亚非常重要的地区的地位。过去，克什米尔一直是该地区知识发展和共享的摇篮。因此，它拥有一些在她的档案馆和博物馆中保存的非常罕见的手稿和文物。

实际影响

由于这项研究仅限于查mu和克什米尔的精选档案馆和博物馆，因此这项研究的结果可能代表或可能不代表中亚地区。