This document suggests components for a sound disaster plan for libraries and archives. The planning process includes four steps which are covered in this manual: educating the staff about disaster preparedness literature; planning to prevent disasters; preparing to respond to an emergency and minimize its effects; and planning how to restore damaged collections. The manual is organized into two parts. The "Preparation" section covers planning for disaster preparedness and creating a disaster response team. The "Disaster Plan Manual" section includes an overview of a plan, emergency procedures, disaster response procedures, disaster recovery techniques, disaster rehabilitation, prevention and protection measures, and collection priorities. The appendices contain general rules for successful disaster recovery, drying methods for books and documents, a building survey, disaster recovery suppliers and services, and an annotated bibliography of disaster preparedness literature (30 titles). A disaster plan workbook contains worksheets intended to facilitate the completion of a disaster plan. (JLB)