Disaster Management Practices in General State Universities’ Libraries in Rajasthan: An Empirical Study
Author(s): Bhoopendra Singh & Dr. Mahendra Singh Rao
Abstract: Academic libraries face growing risks from natural and human-caused disasters, which require disaster management planning to become an essential part of library administrative work. The research investigates disaster management practices that general state universities' libraries in Rajasthan use for their preparedness and response, recovery and prevention activities. The research team used a standardized questionnaire to gather data from library professionals working at state university libraries throughout Rajasthan. The research evaluates the presence of disaster management plans in written form, together with staff training and awareness levels and risk assessment methods and infrastructure preparedness and digital backup and preservation implementation...
Keywords - Disaster management, University libraries, State universities, Rajasthan, Library preparedness, Risk management.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.1.2026.2072
Cite This Article As: Bhoopendra Singh, B. &. Singh Rao, M.S. (2026) Disaster Management Practices in General State Universities’ Libraries in Rajasthan: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(1) 401-410. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-2072 Page: 401-410 Publication Date: 28 March 2026