About the Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group

Scope

The consideration of the role of humanity in climate change and the notion of sustainable development are core concerns of society, and consequently of libraries.

Goals

This Special Interest Group’s mission is to address:

  • Effects of climate change on libraries (modification of the conditions of storage and preservation, buildings insulation, impacts on library finances and management,…).
  • The application of environment-friendly practices in libraries, or transferable to libraries (recovery of rainy waters, power supply from renewable energies, control of printings, etc).
  • The proposal of environmental recommendations to the profession (recycling of outdated documents, use of biodegradable materials, etc).
  • Increasing and promoting documentary resources and library services connected to sustainability (development of collections on environmental themes, exhibitions, outreach, etc.)
  • Increasing awareness of librarians themselves about environmental concerns.

ENSULIB mailing list

This is a discussion list for information professionals who are interested in issues related to sustainable development and libraries. Such issues include: the impact of environmental dynamics on libraries, their activities and the conservation of collections, library environment-friendly management practices, "green" library buildings as well as collection development and diffusion of information that foster awareness about sustainability among both users and professionals. The list is also the general communication channel for the IFLA Environmental sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group.  Subscription is required for using the list.

Another mailing list is also availble as a working tool for volunteers and business meetings participants only.  Information professionals interested in becoming actively involed with the group are kindly requested to contact the convenor.  

Useful Addresses

Convenor:

Veerle Minner Van Neygen, Ph.D.
Email: veerle.minner@yahoo.es

Session Program Organizing Committee:
Sara House
Customer Service Manager
Calgary Public Library
Calgary, Alberta Canada
E-mail: sara.house@calgarypubliclibrary.com

Rosario Toril Moreno
Documentalista - Special librarian
Centro de Documentación del CENEAM
Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino
Paseo Jose María Ruiz Dana s/n
40109 Valsaín (Segovia)
Tf. 921 47 38 70
E-mail: doc1.ceneam@oapn.es  

Leena Marjatta Siitonen
LIS Professor, Ph.D.
Madrid, Spain
E-mail: leena.marjas@gmail.com

María Jesús Colmenero Ruiz
Profesora Ayudante Específica
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Dpto. Biblioteconomía y Documentación
E-mail: mcolmene@bib.uc3m.es
website

Carmen Jorge García-Reyes
Doctora en DocumentaciónProfesora Titular (Interina)
Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
C/ Madrid
128 -28903 Getafe (Madrid) Spain
E-mail: cjorge@bib.uc3m.es
website

Last update: 27 July 2011