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Academic Librarians And The Sustainability Curriculum: Building Alliances To Support A Paradigm Shift, Madeleine K. Charney
Academic Librarians And The Sustainability Curriculum: Building Alliances To Support A Paradigm Shift, Madeleine K. Charney
Madeleine K. Charney
Sustainability is a fast evolving movement in higher education demonstrated by a proliferation of academic programs and co-curricular initiative and projects. After a review of sustainability-related LibGuides (online resource guides) created by academic librarians, a survey was administered to their developers during the spring of 2011 and posted on library listservs. Librarians returned 112 survey responses which reflected active roles in the paradigm shift toward sustainability through the forging of partnerships across campus and development of teaching resources and events. Telephone interviews conducted with 24 of the respondents showed librarians’ wide-ranging personal and professional interest in sustainability, and their initiatives …
Seven-Part Sustainability Action Plan For My Library, Madeleine K. Charney
Seven-Part Sustainability Action Plan For My Library, Madeleine K. Charney
Madeleine K. Charney
Librarians may use this template as a "jumping off point" for initiating or advancing sustainability at their own library and within the library profession. Created for academic librarians but adaptable for other library types as well. From "The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement." Library Juice Academy course. 2013.
The Library And You: Sharing Our Vision, Madeleine K. Charney, Bonnie Smith
The Library And You: Sharing Our Vision, Madeleine K. Charney, Bonnie Smith
Madeleine K. Charney
Networking session to illuminate academic library resources and services which support campus sustainability goals and enrich student learning. Ideas were exchanged about collaborating with campus libraries to co-create resources, co-host events and exhibits, guide collection development and make use of institutional repositories.
A Sustainability Librarian's Manifesto: Your "Take Action" Checklist, Madeleine K. Charney
A Sustainability Librarian's Manifesto: Your "Take Action" Checklist, Madeleine K. Charney
Madeleine K. Charney
Use this checklist to reflect on your institution's involvement in the sustainability movement. What else can you do to bring the voice and resources of the Library to the table? Includes resources for librarians to support this process (e.g listserv, webinars, reading material).
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