Author : Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 43,86 MB
Release : 2018-01-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838916953
This book will show you how to harness sustainable thinking to move forward with confidence into the unknown.
Author : Gary L. Shaffer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN :
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 : Gary L. Shaffer
Publisher :
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 14,74 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 9780838946589
"In 2019, the American Library Association added sustainability to its Core Values of Librarianship to foster community awareness and engagement on climate change, resilience, environmental impact, and a sustainable future. The Sustainable Library's Cookbook collects a series of engaging activities for academic libraries interested in implementing sustainability practices in three different areas: Applying Sustainability Thinking and Development. Recipes are focused on applying sustainable thinking processes to library functions and services, including open educational resources, seed libraries, and reusable supplies and resources. Teaching, Learning, and Research Services. This section contains lesson plans, learning guides, research activities, and projects that focus on sustainability in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, from STEM data literacy to campus sustainability projects to Indigenous environmental justice. Community Engagement, Outreach, and Partnerships. Recipes emphasize how community partnerships and outreach can be effective ways to inform and foster sustainability practices in the library and beyond, including environmental movie nights, bike-lending programs, and ideas for sustainable fashion. Many of these recipes include learning outcomes and goals from ACRL's Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, disciplinary focuses, and the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. This cookbook provides librarians with a series of best and effective practices, case studies, and approaches to support sustainability efforts in the library and collaboratively across campus"--
Author : Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1803824379
Public libraries, through their mission, vision, and position in the community, play a significant part in building community sustainability and are already positioned to serve as a “backbone support organization” for collective impact initiatives.
Author : Marian Koren
Publisher : NBD Biblion Publishers
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Library architecture
ISBN : 9789054835707
Result of a conference organised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Netherlands Public Library Association, on the occasion of the Dutch presidency of the Council of Europe on the 18th and 19th of March 2004 in The Hague and Apeldoorn. New functions and forms of public libraries in the 21st century were the central theme about which more than 150 participants of over 35 countries discussed. It was an expert meeting of governmental policy makers as well as professionals from the library field, and it includes library building and city planning, new public library concepts and its reflection in attractive and sustainable design and public library building. Consists of lectures, recommendations to the Council of Europe, seminar, survey reports on the situation of public libraries in European countries.
Author : Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1803824352
Public libraries, through their mission, vision, and position in the community, play a significant part in building community sustainability and are already positioned to serve as a “backbone support organization” for collective impact initiatives.
Author : Dale Leorke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 2018-10-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9811328056
Far from heralding their demise, digital technologies have lead to a dramatic transformation of the public library. Around the world, libraries have reinvented themselves as networked hubs, community centres, innovation labs, and makerspaces. Coupling striking architectural design with attention to ambience and comfort, libraries have signaled their desire to be seen as both engines of innovation and creative production, and hearts of community life. This book argues that the library’s transformation is deeply connected to a broader project of urban redevelopment and the transition to a knowledge economy. In particular, libraries have become entangled in visions of the smart city, where densely networked, ubiquitous connectivity promises urban prosperity built on efficiency, innovation, and new avenues for civic participation. Drawing on theoretical analysis and interviews with library professionals, policymakers, and users, this book examines the inevitable tensions emerging when a public institution dedicated to universal access to knowledge and a shared public culture intersects with the technology-driven, entrepreneurialist ideals of the smart city.
Author : James M. Matarazzo
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 926 pages
File Size : 14,19 MB
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1787145263
This handbook aims to be an integral text for students of library and information science and a ready-reference for information professional practitioners. The chapters provide a construct through which any information professional may learn abut the major challenges facing them in the early part of the 21st century.
Author : Michael Dudley
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 36,38 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0838911366
Public libraries are keystone public institutions for any thriving community, and as such can be leaders in making cities better places to work, play, and live. Here, Dudley shows how public libraries can contribute to 'placemaking', or the creation and nurturing of vital and unique communities for their residents.
Author : Julie Biando Edwards
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0810891824
This book is for those moving their library beyond places to find information. Written by practicing public librarians and an academic librarian with an interest in public libraries, the book focuses on how public libraries can become more community centered and, by doing so, how they can transform both themselves and their communities. The authors argue that focusing on building community through innovative and responsive services and programs will be the best way for the public library to reposition itself in the years to come.
