Anna Au Macao Library and Information Management Association, Macao E-mail: macau.mlima@gmail.com In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university libraries in Macao have been working together to provide online digital services to keep the virtual door open when the physical one is closed. By the end… Read More
Dr. Antonia Mocatta Director of Central Services, University Library, University of Sydney E-mail: antonia.mocatta@sydney.edu.au The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information services sector. It has recently launched its Greening Libraries initiative, to provide leadership for… Read More
Thomas Chaimbault-Petitjean International Relations OfficerResponsable Mission Relations InternationalesE-mail: thomas.chaimbault@enssib.fr The ENSSIB building, French national LIS School The French National Library and Information Sciences School (ENSSIB) has designed a thematic guide based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030. This regularly updated open access resource… Read More
Rossana Morriello Research Support Librarian, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy E-mail: rossana.morriello@aib.it Il paradigma della biblioteca sostenibile A cura di Giovanni Di Domenico, con Anna Bilotta, Concetta Damiani, Rosa Parlavecchia. Milano : Ledizioni, 2021 ISBN 9788855265768 The book, published in October 2021, was edited by Giovanni Di… Read More
Casey Conlin Library Sustainability Coordinator, Mid-Hudson Library System E-mail: cconlin@midhudson.org New Libraries in Old Buildings — Creative Reuse Edited by: Petra Hauke, Karen Latimer and Robert Niess Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Saur, 2021 ISBN 9783110679663 (IFLA Publications; No 180) With programs and spaces that build local… Read More
Ana Zdravje Ljubljana City Library, Slovenia E-mail: ana.zdravje@mklj.si On Thursday, 20 May 2021, Ljubljana City Library hosted the sixth international one-day professional conference Library, the Heart of the City 2021, dedicated to green libraries. One of the branches of Ljubljana City Library is Šentvid Library, which has been renovated… Read More
Priscilla Pun Head of Technical Process Unit, University Library, University of Macau E-mail: nipun@um.edu.mo The ENSULIB Open Session titled Green Libraries and Sustainable Practices for the Long-Term Future was successfully held at the virtual IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2021 on 19 August this year. During… Read More
What is a Green Library? 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
Volume 1, Issue 1, December 2021 [Download PDF] Message from the Chair Harri Sahavirta, Chair of ENSULIB It is a great joy for me that the very first ENSULIB Newsletter is now out. My wish is that readers… 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