Green buildings as sustainability education tools

Barnes, Laura L.

doi:10.1108/07378831211266546

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“…For this reason, many studies focus on the sustainability of library buildings (e.g. Afacan, 2017; Barnes, 2012;Edwards, 2011). Rabidas (2016) emphasizes that sustainability must be taken into account right from the planning stage of a building.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Libraries as promoters of environmental sustainability: Collections, tools and events

Beutelspacher

Meschede

2020

IFLA Journal

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Striving for a balance between economic development and environmental protection is an ambitious goal requiring sufficient information on the part of all actors. Public libraries can play an important role in acting as promoters of knowledge on environmental sustainability. The researchers analysed the status of German public libraries and their efforts towards a sustainable society. We considered the libraries’ collections and created a questionnaire, asking librarians to evaluate the current situation in their library. The results show that many libraries promote environmental sustainability by highlighting books and other media on several subtopics through special conventions or shelves. Energy meters were the most frequently mentioned tools provided to sensitize to the topic. Furthermore, libraries organize several information events. Therefore, partnerships with other organizations and schools are of utmost importance. Beside these efforts, there is still more potential to promote environmental sustainability. Often, the lack of budget and personnel poses a challenge.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Libraries as promoters of environmental sustainability: Collections, tools and events

Beutelspacher

Meschede

2020

IFLA Journal

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“…The measure of data accessible on green libraries and green library rehearses is constrained yet keeps on developing. Libraries are confided in network foundations, which makes them perfect areas for green innovation shows and deliberately positions them to wind up network models for supportability (Barnes, 2012).…”

Section: Green Library Sustainability Initiativementioning

confidence: 99%

Current Development on Social Media Platform for Green Library Technology Initiative

Mazlan¹,

Izhar²,

Baharuddin³

et al. 2018

IJLD

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There has been wide academic and research interest in the application of social media modalities, as instructional tools, in contemporary educational settings. Although research on this topic has grown exponentially in recent years, very little is known about the breadth of research regarding the engagement of social media to empower green library initiative for sustainability community. This paper aims to obtain current development on social media engagement that influence library to implement green initiative for sustainability community. In order to achieve this aim, the study reviews the literature hence for analysis and synthesis of literature on social media, library and green technology. In this paper, all related and relevant primary, secondary and tertiary sources are referred. The significant of this paper will assist future development of research framework based social media to empower green library initiative.

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“…No nation can be developed without access to pertinent information to drive its sustainable development (Barnes, 2012). Collaboration and partnership between libraries has become imperative for the development of any developing or developed nation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Libraries as agents for development: The potential role of Egyptian rural public libraries towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals based on the UN 2030 Agenda

Mansour

2019

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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The key purpose of this study is to investigate the potential role of Egyptian rural public libraries, being one of the social agents for development, towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals according to the United Nations Agenda for 2030. To meet the objectives and questions of the study, a multi-faceted research methodology was adopted and conducted in the period from September to November 2017. The study used a qualitative approach in terms of personal interview, discussion and observations of group meetings, and examination of documents to investigate the implementation of community development programmemes and services in 34 rural public libraries representing the four main administrative divisions comprising Egypt. The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals have been discussed with ways in which Egyptian rural public libraries can include and meet them. Challenges facing libraries in the provision of information (poor infrastructure, inappropriate collections and related facilities and services, high levels of illiteracy, lack of funding and cooperation between related agencies, inappropriate training of library and information professionals, lack of studies and surveys, as well as analyses of information needs of rural communities) have also been emphasized. This study concluded that Egyptian rural public libraries have struggled to be part of the United Nations Agenda for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. They have tried as much as possible to integrate and adapt to the surrounding community in light of the common economic, political and social factors and conditions. Despite these challenges, these libraries showed a good response that is characterized as somewhat positive, though not sufficient, toward the achievement of these goals.

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Green buildings as sustainability education tools

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

Libraries as promoters of environmental sustainability: Collections, tools and events

Libraries as promoters of environmental sustainability: Collections, tools and events

Current Development on Social Media Platform for Green Library Technology Initiative

Libraries as agents for development: The potential role of Egyptian rural public libraries towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals based on the UN 2030 Agenda

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