Going Green Implementing Sustainable Strategies In Libraries Around The World

Author : Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110605990

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Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries Around the World by Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta Pdf

This publication examines aspects of reducing the ecological footprint in libraries’ workaday operations as well as the social role and responsibility of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability. The theoretical background and practical applications of contributions made by worldwide libraries to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are discussed. General articles and research studies from Finland, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil illuminate libraries’ contributions to the SDGs. Case studies from Sweden, Kenya, Germany, Ukraine, China, and Serbia highlight challenges and opportunities in implementing sustainable approaches in public libraries. Examples of best practice from academic libraries in Hong Kong, Cameroon, Germany, Uganda, USA and Kenya, are presented. All papers published in this book are selected from the best papers of the ENSULIB Satellite Meeting 2017 in Berlin, the ENSULIB/Public Libraries Section’s Open Session at the IFLA Conference 2017 in Poland, and from the IFLA Green Library Award 2017. All articles are written in English.

Author : Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta,Winny Nekesa Akullo,Nathalice Bezerra Cardoso,Si Chen,Lo Claesson,Jenny Colvin,Qunqing Huang,Louise Jones,Purity Kavuri-Mutuku,Konrad Kutt,Christopher Landes,Katharina Leyrer,Onan Mulumba,Arnold Mwanzu,Paula Ochôa,Ira Patron,Leonor Gaspar Pinto,Lilia Rusakova,Tim Schumann,Anja Seifert,Stefan Rogge,Ratka Vučkovič,Winky Wong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1267478522

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Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries Around the World by Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta,Winny Nekesa Akullo,Nathalice Bezerra Cardoso,Si Chen,Lo Claesson,Jenny Colvin,Qunqing Huang,Louise Jones,Purity Kavuri-Mutuku,Konrad Kutt,Christopher Landes,Katharina Leyrer,Onan Mulumba,Arnold Mwanzu,Paula Ochôa,Ira Patron,Leonor Gaspar Pinto,Lilia Rusakova,Tim Schumann,Anja Seifert,Stefan Rogge,Ratka Vučkovič,Winky Wong Pdf

Author : Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110608878

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Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries Around the World by Petra Hauke,Madeleine Charney,Harri Sahavirta Pdf

This publication examines aspects of reducing the ecological footprint in libraries’ workaday operations as well as the social role and responsibility of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability. The theoretical background and practical applications of contributions made by worldwide libraries to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are discussed. General articles and research studies from Finland, Germany, Portugal, and Brazil illuminate libraries’ contributions to the SDGs. Case studies from Sweden, Kenya, Germany, Ukraine, China, and Serbia highlight challenges and opportunities in implementing sustainable approaches in public libraries. Examples of best practice from academic libraries in Hong Kong, Cameroon, Germany, Uganda, USA and Kenya, are presented. All papers published in this book are selected from the best papers of the ENSULIB Satellite Meeting 2017 in Berlin, the ENSULIB/Public Libraries Section’s Open Session at the IFLA Conference 2017 in Poland, and from the IFLA Green Library Award 2017. All articles are written in English.

Author : Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838916957

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Sustainable Thinking by Rebekkah Smith Aldrich Pdf

This book will show you how to harness sustainable thinking to move forward with confidence into the unknown.

Author : René Tanner,Adrian K. Ho,Monika Antonelli,Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838936474

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Libraries and Sustainability by René Tanner,Adrian K. Ho,Monika Antonelli,Rebekkah Smith Aldrich Pdf

Library workers at all types of organizations, as well as LIS students learning about this newest Core Value of Librarianship, will find this book an easy-to-digest introduction to what staff at a range of libraries have accomplished in incorporating sustainability into their decision making and professional practices. In addition, a discussion about the role of economics and sustainability will challenge readers to stretch in new ways to positively impact their communities. As a core value of librarianship, sustainability is not an end point but a mindset, a lens through which operational and outreach decisions can be made. And it extends beyond an awareness of the roles that libraries can play in educating and advocating for a sustainable future. As the programs and practices in this resource demonstrate, sustainability can also encompass engaging with communities in discussions about resilience, regeneration, and social justice. Inspiring yet assuredly pragmatic, the many topics explored in this book edited by members of ALA's Sustainability Round Table and ALA’s Special Task Force on Sustainability include a discussion of why sustainability matters to libraries and their user communities; real-life examples of sustainability programming, transformative community partnerships, collective responses for climate resilience, and green building practices; lessons learned and recommendations from library workers who have been active in putting sustainability into practice; the intersection of sustainability with the work of equity, diversity, and inclusion; suggestions regarding the revision of library and information science curriculum in light of the practical need to build community resilience; an examination of how libraries’ efforts to support Doughnut Economics can bolster the United Nations' work on the Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to address the global impacts of climate change; and potential collaborators for future sustainability-related initiatives.

Author : Okojie, Victoria,Igbinovia, Magnus Osahon
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781668459652

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Global Perspectives on Sustainable Library Practices by Okojie, Victoria,Igbinovia, Magnus Osahon Pdf

Libraries as social and service-based institutions are constantly seeking innovative and effective ways to meet the needs of their users and maintain relevance amidst alternative information sources. They are constantly adjusting to meet the needs of users, contribute to the personal development of users, and alight with national development. All of these have placed a burden on libraries to engage in sustainable practices both to increase their capacity to drive current developmental endeavors and to sustain future relevance. Global Perspectives on Sustainable Library Practices provides a rich and robust knowledge resource that brings together diverse sustainable library practices that will revamp library operations towards optimally meeting the current objectives of libraries as a developmental institution as well as sustaining value for future operations and service transactions. Covering topics such as access efficacy, green space development, and library service delivery, this premier reference source is an essential resource for librarians, library administrators, educators and administration of both K-12 and higher education, students of library sciences, pre-service teachers, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Petra Hauke,Karen Latimer,Robert Niess
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110679724

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New Libraries in Old Buildings by Petra Hauke,Karen Latimer,Robert Niess Pdf

This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Author : Serap Kurbanoğlu,Sonja Špiranec,Yurdagül Ünal,Joumana Boustany,Denis Kos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030998851

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Information Literacy in a Post-Truth Era by Serap Kurbanoğlu,Sonja Špiranec,Yurdagül Ünal,Joumana Boustany,Denis Kos Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2021, held in online mode in September 2021. The 61 revised papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 192 submissions. The papers are organized in the topical sections on ​information literacy in a post-truth era and news literacy; health literacy; data literacy; digital literacy and digital empowerment; other literacies; information literacy in different contexts; information literacy education in different sectors; information literacy instruction; assessment and evaluation of information literacy; academic integrity, plagiarism and digital piracy; information behaviour; information literacy, libraries and librarians; information literacy in different cultures and countries; information literacy and democracy, citizenship, active participation.

Author : Gary L. Shaffer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781440857034

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Creating the Sustainable Public Library by Gary L. Shaffer Pdf

Transform any public library into a truly sustainable organization—not just environmentally sustainable, but economically and socially sustainable as well—by following the directions and practices described in this book. Sustainability in the context of ensuring the long-term success of a public library involves more than green initiatives and conserving resources: "sustainability" for libraries also describes efforts to increase their institutions' relevance to their communities as well as to make their programs socially equitable and economically feasible—a substantial challenge. This book is a powerful tool that public librarians, library directors, and library managers can use to create a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) sustainable library, to lead sustainability initiatives in their community, and to identify and adjust their current practices that are considered sustainable to improve performance. The chapters focus on the elements of library sustainability separately, first addressing economic and environmental sustainability before examining the aspects of internal (workforce) and external (community-facing) social sustainability. The author presents numerous case studies throughout the book that enable readers to better understand how the sustainability principles described play out in the real world.

Author : Manju Singh,Nupur Tandon,Vidy Potdar,Preeti Bhatt
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781871891607

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Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring by Manju Singh,Nupur Tandon,Vidy Potdar,Preeti Bhatt Pdf

The themes covered in Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring will include Technology, Creativity and Innovation, Post COVID-19 opportunities and challenges, Development for a Sustainable World, Cross-Cultural Dimensions of well-being, Gender Inequality, and Intersectionality. This Edited Collection draws from selected papers from the 2022 International Conference on Resilience and Transformation for Global Restructuring, which addresses many of the challenges in a post-pandemic world.

Author : Prof. Kishor Manikrao Waghmare,Mrs. Manisha Kishor Waghmare
Publisher : Blue Diamond Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789387063792

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U.G.C. Care Listed Research Article Trends Of Pure Science And Applied Disciplines In Higher Education System In India And Abroad During Covid-19 Lockdown Period by Prof. Kishor Manikrao Waghmare,Mrs. Manisha Kishor Waghmare Pdf

Author : Monika Antonelli,Mark McCullough
Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781936117963

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Greening Libraries by Monika Antonelli,Mark McCullough Pdf

It is difficult to turn on the television or read a news story today without learning about how green and sustainable practices are being implemented throughout society. Libraries are not exempt from these broader trends. In some cases, libraries and librarians have been at the forefront of these efforts. Greening Libraries provides library professionals with a collection of articles and papers that serve as a portal to understanding a wide range of green and sustainable practices within libraries and the library profession. The book's articles come from a variety of perspectives on a wide range of topics related to green practices, sustainability and the library profession. Greening Libraries offers an overview of important aspects of the growing green library movement, including, but not limited to, green buildings, alternative energy resources, conservation, green library services and practices, operations, programming, and outreach.

Author : Mandy Henk
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780838912171

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Ecology, Economy, Equity by Mandy Henk Pdf

In the first book to seriously examine the future of libraries in a climate reality-based context, Henk convincingly argues that building a carbon-neutral future for libraries is not only essential but eminently practical. Using the “three E’s” of sustainability (ecology, economy, equity) as a foundation, she traces the development of sustainability from its origins in the 1970s to the present, laying out a path librarians can take at their own institutions to begin the process of building a carbon-neutral library. Rooted in the latest science but firmly focused on concrete action, her book Makes the case for sustainable libraries, tying the values that define the profession to the necessity of rethinking library operations and services in light of climate changeGuides readers through the first steps, with advice on starting the conversation, conducting outreach to stakeholders, and forming a sustainability committeeIncludes a Sustainability Assessment and a sample sustainability plan that libraries can tailor for use at their own institutionLooks at the challenges of technology and corporate power in the library, addressing the power imbalance between large corporations and libraries and suggesting alternatives to the status quoDiscusses how libraries can combine strong advocacy with powerful activism to propel the library world into a socially just, safely powered worldOffers a bibliography of additional resources Written by an activist who is also a working librarian, the book's balance between scientific research and step-by-step action will prove stimulating for library planners, administrators, LIS students, and anyone with an interest in climate change, sustainability, and libraries.

Author : Ann Thorpe
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781610910606

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The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability by Ann Thorpe Pdf

Designing for sustainability is an innovation shaping both the design industry and design education today.Yet architects, product designers, and other key professionals in this new field have so far lacked a resource that addresses their sensibilities and concerns. The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability now explores the basic principles, concepts, and practice of sustainable design in a visually sophisticated and engaging style. The book tackles not only the ecological aspects of sustainable design-designers' choice of materials and manufacturing processes have a tremendous impact on the natural world-but also the economic and cultural elements involved. The Atlas is neither a how-to manual nor collection of recipes for sustainable design, but a compendium of fresh approaches to sustainability that designers can incorporate into daily thinking and practice. Illuminating many facets of this exciting field, the book offers ideas on how to harmonize human and natural systems, and then explores practical options for making the business of design more supportive of long-term sustainability. An examination of the ethical dimensions of sustainable development in our public and private lives is the theme present throughout. Like other kinds of atlases, The Designer's Atlas of Sustainability illustrates its subject, but it goes far beyond its visual appeal, stimulating design solutions for "development that cultivates environmental and social conditions that will support human well-being indefinitely."

Author : Maria Anna Jankowska
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1936117614

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Focus on Educating for Sustainability by Maria Anna Jankowska Pdf

"Compiles best practices, case studies, and activities ready for implementation within academic libraries to advance a mission of education for environmental sustainability"--