Sustainable Academic Libraries: The Experience of Organizing a Sustainable Conference
| dc.audience | Audience::Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section | |
| dc.conference.sessionType | Environment, Sustainability and Libraries | |
| dc.conference.venue | Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ma, Leo F.H. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-24T09:13:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-24T09:13:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library kicked off a series of conference with the main theme on ‘Academic Librarian’ since 2007. In 2016, the fourth conference of the series entitled Academic Librarian 4: Sustainable Academic Libraries: Now and Beyond was co-organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library. The Academic Librarian 4 Conference addresses the multi-dimensional issues of sustainability pertaining to academic libraries under four major themes: (1) Sustainable Environment; (2) Sustainable Resources; (3) Sustainable Technologies; and (4) Sustainable Services. Apart from reviewing the key issues concerning the sustainability of academic libraries brought up by the conference papers, the author also highlights the way in which the Academic Librarian 4 Conference tried every effort to make this a sustainable library event. | en |
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| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/6539 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
| dc.rights.accessRights | open access | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject.keyword | The Chinese University of Hong Kong Library | |
| dc.subject.keyword | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Library | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Academic Libraries | |
| dc.subject.keyword | Sustainability | |
| dc.title | Sustainable Academic Libraries: The Experience of Organizing a Sustainable Conference | en |
| dc.type | Article | |
| ifla.Unit | Section:Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section | |
| ifla.oPubId | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/2487/ |
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