Views & News More than a quarter century of culti- as HazLit, which is searchable on-line vating discourse among these groups from the Center’s web site. Staff use the The Natural Hazards has placed NHRAIC center-stage among library resources to respond to hun- Research and the national and global hazards dreds of requests received each year for Applications communities. information on disasters and/or referrals To achieve its goal, the Center carries to other sources of data. Information Center out work in four major areas: informa- To strengthen the link between the tion dissemination, library services, research and applications communities, Since 1976, the Natural Hazards annual hazards workshop, and research. the Center convenes a national work- Research and Applications Information The information dissemination program shop each summer in Colorado to bring Center (NHRAIC) at the University of includes two newsletters: the bi-month- these groups together to establish con- Colorado–Boulder has served as a ly, 28-page Natural Hazards Observer; tacts and share hazard-related problems national clearinghouse of knowledge and the bi-weekly, electronic Disaster as well as ideas for their solutions. The concerning the social science and policy Research. Both are excellent forums for workshop draws about 350 attendees aspects of disasters. The Center collects sharing information on hazards and each year and addresses hazards topics and shares research and experience disasters. Subscriptions to the Observer of current interest. related to preparedness for, response to, are free in the U.S. and international Finally, the Center’s research program is recovery from, and mitigation of...