Publishing for Sustainable Development: How Libraries and Publishers can Support the UN Sustainable Development Goals The recording is available now! The material for the webinar could be downloaded here. In this webinar, the speaker will discuss Why Springer Nature (SN) has a focus on… Read More
Definition from the IFLA ENSULIB Section Environment means the surroundings or conditions in which human beings, organizations, animals, or plants live and operate. Environments can be natural, social, or cultural. Sustainable development is development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their… Read More
Book Publications In cooperation with the Berlin School for Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and with support from IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section and from ENSULIB, several book projects were completed. They all focus on sustainability from various points of view. All… Read More
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), hosted in November 2021 by the United Kingdom in Glasgow, ended with some positive progress, but not nearly enough. Many have underlined that more drastic work must still be done to address the climate emergency and secure global net zero emissions by 2050, in… Read More
The Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) Standing Committee members have worked together for five months since it’s official inauguration in August 2021, and a lot has been done. Read More
Generously sponsored by De Gruyter Publishing, the IFLA Green Library Award is given to libraries and projects that best communicate their commitment to environmental sustainability. Read More
Volume 1, Issue 1 (December 2021 issue) of the IFLA ENSULIB Newsletter has been published and is available online as a web page here or downloadable PDF Newsletter: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, December 2021This first issue marks the important year… Read More
The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) has existed little over ten years and the narrative of the group reflects broader shifts in the environmental discussion in libraries. Read More
You are cordially invited to share your stories with us. The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2021. Read More
ENSULIB announces 6th IFLA Green Library Award 2021 Results. Read More