Research Tools

The E.L. Quarantelli Resource Collection is comprised of publicly available material, restricted access archival holdings, and online holdings. 

Search the Collection

By popular demand, DISCAT, the catalog database for the E. L. Quarantelli Resource Collection, is now online! If you are looking for published materials (books, articles), preliminary papers, reports about disasters (damage, after action, recovery), or disaster plans, click the link below to search our catalog!

Search DISCAT!

Many materials listed are available digitally, but not all are directly linked from the database. To access materials, or for more information, please contact Collection staff at elq-resource@udel.edu.

Archival Materials - Restricted Access

The bulk of materials in the E. L. Quarantelli Resource Collection can be found in archival holdings, which comprises materials collected during field research and other original research data. These materials include, but are not limited to interview transcripts, surveys, photographs and audio-visual materials of disaster events, and supplemental materials collected at disaster sites (e.g. local newspapers, meeting minutes, fliers, and memorabilia).

Due to the sensitive nature of these materials, DRC's archival holdings are currently classed as restricted and users must apply for access. To access materials, please review the below finding aid (Ctrl+F to search) and email Assistant Director for Archives and Collections, Valerie Marlowe at marlowev@udel.edu.

Search the Archives Finding Aid

Master Publication List

A complete list of all publications produced by DRC personnel, 1963 - Present.

University of Delaware Online Repository

The University of Delaware's UDSpace provides access to the Disaster Research Center’s research in digital form, including access to over 700 DRC preliminary papers, reports, and other DRC documents.

EMForum.org Webinar Archives

From 1997 to 2014, the Emergency Information Infrastructure Project (EIIP) hosted a continuing series of real-time, interactive presentations on a wide variety of emergency management-related topics, first via text chat and subsequently by the EMForum.org Webinar for the purpose of providing the opportunity for continuing education and professional exchange.

Over the course of its existence, leaders in all phases of emergency management – preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation – volunteered their time to share their expertise and experience with their colleagues and respond to their questions.  This exchange was captured, first through text transcripts, and later, the addition of audio and video recordings, amassing a large archive that continues to remain relevant to the issues of the day.