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Item Going Green: Implementing Sustainable Strategies in Libraries Around the World — Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services(De Gruyter Saur, 2018) IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section; Hauke, Petra; Charney, Madeleine; Sahavirta, HarriThis 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. This publication is the outcome from a book project seminar, held during the Wintersemester 2017/2018 at the Berlin School for Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, led by Petra Hauke. For further information please visit the book project’s website at https://www.ibi.hu-berlin.de/de/studium/studprojekte/buchidee/bi17s/bi17s%20en, from where it is available with open access.Item The Green Library / Die grüne Bibliothek: The challenge of environmental sustainability / Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit in der Praxis(De Gruyter Saur, 2013) IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section; IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section; Hauke, Petra; Latimer, Karen; Werner, Klaus UlrichContributions and case studies from Germany and other European countries, as well as from Asia, Australia and the US, demonstrate different aspects of reducing the "ecological footprint" in libraries. As well as looking at everyday procedures, the social role and responsibility of libraries as leaders in environmental sustainability are considered as are achieving a positive image for the library and the role of sustainability in marketing. The book also includes examples of sustainability in libraries through short papers presenting interesting cases. Contributions by experts in their field are written in German or in English and all have German and English abstracts. The publication will be of interest to librarians from public, business, special and university libraries, teachers and students of library and information science as well as anyone interested in ecological solutions such as architects, library users, library governing bodies, certification agencies and professional library associations. / Fachleute zeigen in übergreifenden Beiträgen und anhand von konkreten Fallbeispielen sowohl aus Deutschland wie aus anderen Teilen Europas, Asiens, Australiens und den USA, wie der ökologische Fußabdruck im Alltag der Bibliothek verringert werden kann und was Nachhaltigkeit für die soziale Verantwortung von Bibliotheken in ihrer Rolle als gesellschaftliche Multiplikatoren bedeutet. Die Beiträge sind entweder in Deutsch oder Englisch, die Abstracts sind konsequent zweisprachig verfasst. Der Sammelband richtet sich an Bibliothekare in Öffentlichen und in Wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken sowie in Firmen- und Spezialbibliotheken, an Hochschullehrer und Studierende aus dem Bereich Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, darüber hinaus an alle, die sich für ökologische Nachhaltigkeit interessieren - Architekten, Bibliotheksträger, Zertifizierungsstellen sowie Bibliotheksorganisationen und verbände.Item New Libraries in Old Buildings - Creative Reuse(De Gruyter Saur, 2021-06) IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section; IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section; Hauke, Petra; Latimer, Karen; Niess, RobertThis 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.Item Newsletter: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, June 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-06-30) Sahavirta, Harri; Männikkö, Mina; Sabatier, Mavo Ranaivo; Sterckeman, Roxane; Chong, Gwen; Pun, Priscilla; Düren, Petra; Verch, Ulrike; Tu, Shumin; Yin, Yelin; Du, Xueqin; Yang, Shoujiang; Krieser, Angelika; Pataki, Fruzsina; Palareti, Francesca; Hussain, Abid; Yubero, Andrés; Carracedo, Marta; Bernués, Alberto; Gredig, Florian; Türk, Ebru Gönül; Hackenberg, Eva; Mocatta, Antonia; Pun, Priscilla; Filar Williams, Beth; Deksne, Kristīne; Morriello, Rossana; IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries SectionThe IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter reviews ENSULIB’s activities and achievements and provides a platform for presenting interesting stories, events or projects from libraries all over the world, which follow a clear green and sustainable commitment. In this issue, it includes: Message from the Chair -- Meet and greet ENSULIB at WLIC 2023 in the Netherlands! -- IFLA Green Library Award: Follow-ups -- Conference Report: Deepening Library Cooperation and Promoting Sustainable Development in the Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area -- Lecture Series „Green Knowledge – Green Libraries for our Blue Planet” -- From Water Tower to Library : Adaptive Reuse Gives Defunct Building New Life -- Networking “Green Librarians”: An Extraordinary Case from Berlin, Germany -- Developing a virtual Green Collection in a University Library Network -- BiblioScan: Document scanning service in the University of Florence Libraries -- Green Library Movements in Pakistan -- Global Health Messengers help spread science from the library -- Available now in German and French: Online game Lilu's Library and new guidebook with best practice examples of sustainability projects in libraries -- Don’t Buy, Just Swap: Consume responsibly for a more sustainable world -- Upcoming Conferences: The Green Shift: An International Conference on Circular Economy and Sustainable Development in Arts and Culture -- International Days Observed by the United Nations.Item Tools for Green Libraries(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2022-11-07) IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section; Toril Moreno, Rosario; Foezon, Sarah; Sahavirta, Harri; Hauke, Petra; Pun, Priscilla; Filar Williams, Beth; Hackenberg, Eva; Wagner, Janet; Vallotton Preisig, Amélie; Au, Anna; Ghorbani, MahboubehThe goal of this growing Green Libraries Toolbox is to provide resources and stories to help all people working in libraries to learn, investigate, find partners and discover ways to get involved with sustainability in libraries.