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Preservation and Conservation Services
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Fire/Police/Medical Emergency: Call 911

Building Emergencies: Contact the building’s facilities manager.

Hatcher/Shapiro Libraries:

Daytime: (Facilities Management) (734) 936-2292

Evenings & weekends: (Grad Circ Desk) (734) 764-0401

Other libraries: Contact the facilities manager for that building.

Facilities manager not available? Call University Utilities and Maintenance: (734) 647-2059

Emergency help for damaged or wet Library books or other Library materials:

Call (734) 763-6980

After hours:

A message on the Preservation and Conservation answering machine tells you whom to call if a collection emergency is discovered after hours.

Be prepared to provide:

  • Your name
  • Contact phone number
  • Type of disaster (fire, flood, etc.) and when it started, if known
  • Exact location of disaster (building, floor, room number)
  • What services or people you have already contacted