Sustainability in Academic Libraries – Chapter sampler
As librarians increasingly look to how they can develop sustainable practices, this chapter sampler offers insight into how libraries are exploring the challenges and opportunities this presents.
Taken from recent publications in the field, the chapters are:
Chapter one, Pursuing Sustainable Futures Through LAMs, written by Henrik Jochumsen, Jamie Johnstone and Andreas Vårheim, considers the ways libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) are meeting the challenges that the Scandinavian societies face in the twenty-first century and the roles the institutions play in pursuing sustainable futures.
Library Funding and Sustainable Development of Higher Education by Clement Ola Adekoya explores how the curiosity to produce manpower to accelerate the
actualization of educational and developmental goals in Sub-Saharan Africa has necessitated the clamour for the sustainable development of higher education. This study investigates the role of library funding in the sustainable development of higher education and found that library funding is a must in ensuring the sustainability of higher education.In chapter three, Fostering Library Usage Among Science Students Towards Sustainable Development Goals, Femi E. Babalola, Sina J. Fakoyede, Folasade B.
Ojobola, and Foluke G. Abiona discuss their study exploring high school libraries and science literacy in South West Nigeria. It covers the availability of human
and material resources, attitudes of science students toward the use of libraries, and possible suggestions for improvement of school libraries.A New Lens for Evaluation – Assessing Academic Libraries Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Roxanne Missingham, provides an overview
of library assessment and information on the development of the UN SDGs. Australian academic library activities are assessed using four SDGs to reveal a contribution beyond the walls of their institutions.In chapter five, Green Library Research: A Bibliometric Analysis, Simin Li and Feng Yang discuss the uses the bibliometric method to analyze green libraries on
a global scale. Additionally, the study discusses the trends of article publication, research fields, authors, spatial and temporal distribution, and so on. The article
forms a multidisciplinary research posture with Library and Information Science as the core component.Finally, chapter six is African Libraries in Development: Perceptions and Possibilities by Renee Lynch, Jason C. Young, Chris Jowaisas, Stanley Boake-Achampong and Joel Sam. Across Africa, libraries are contributing to
development in their countries. However, this work remains largely unrecognized by international stakeholders in development. To bridge this gap, this research examines the current perceptions of libraries among development organizations and asks how libraries may gain visibility as partners.