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89-13 Ground motion in the library: exploring archival evidence of earthquake damage to library collections
Session: Advancing Earthquake Geology and Surficial Deformation from Geologic Provinces to Political Entities through Multidisciplinary High-Resolution Data
Presenting Author:
Zoe Dilles
Author:
Dilles, Zoe Yvonne Grunder1
(1) Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA,
Abstract:
Bookshelves, long used in the geological sciences as analogs for describing deformation, faulting, and slip, are valuable as actual ground motion indicators in the aftermath of earthquakes. This analysis of historic photos and related written accounts of the impacts of earthquakes on physical bookshelves in libraries explores the potential for archival research to enrich the quantitative study of earthquakes in the built environment. This work also draws direct comparisons between the modern ubiquity of photographic and video evidence of earth processes, including the impact of earthquakes, with the availability of usable historic records and the proposes that photographic evidence is a powerful tool for cultivating public awareness and preparedness.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program. Vol. 57, No. 6, 2025