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March 16, 2013 – What’s the saying – expect the unexpected?   As a librarian, I don’t necessarily expect to find everything that comes across my desk interesting.   That’s hardly the point, is it: the point is that because someone will find it interesting, it belongs in the library.   Some items have broad appeal, others far less.   In my opinion, The Journal of Accountancy falls into the second group.   To be honest, just reading the title almost puts me to sleep.   Even so, the current issue features an article with great relevance for virtually all of us.   The article?   “Preparing for Disaster.” While that title may strike some as unnecessarily apocalyptic, I would ask that you try to see it differently.   It has been written with an eye toward learning from the experiences of others – in this case, three CPA firms in very different locations: the Jersey shore, New Orleans, and Joplin, Mo.   The firm in New Jersey struggled to...