Case exemplars of how academic libraries promote sustainable communities

This is an edited collection of sustainability efforts in academic libraries, partnering with various types of institutions and organizations, including libraries from higher education that are public or private, research universities, degree-awarding or vocational, among others. This volume include...

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Other Authors Tribelhorn, Sarah K. (Editor), Mehra, Bharat (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2026.
SeriesAdvances in librarianship.
Subjects
Sustainable development.
Academic libraries.
Language Arts & Disciplines > Library & Information Science > General.
Library, archive and information management.
Library and information services.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781836089261
DOI10.1108/978-1-83608-924-7
Physical Description1 online resource (316 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Bharat Mehra and Sarah K. Tribelhorn
  • Section one. Academic libraries serving the mission of higher education
  • Introduction to Section one ("academic libraries serving the mission of higher education"): Key takeaways / Bharat Mehra and Sarah K. Tribelhorn
  • Chapter 1. Academic libraries in the evolving landscape of higher education / Shannon M. Nickle
  • Chapter 2. A path to sustainable learning: Nuance and literacy across campus when considering quality education / Morgan Barker
  • Chapter 3. Bridging disciplinary divides in sustainability teaching and research: Librarian-led initiatives for quality education / Christopher Sturgeon, Theresa Burress, Amanda Boczar, and Suchi Daniels
  • Chapter 4. The United Nations' sustainable development goals and academic programming for future bound college students: A case study of academic library outreach / Martha Adkins and Hugh Burkhart
  • Chapter 5. Shifting sense of place: Applying sustainable development goals and a virtual place-based education story-map to change the story of the red cedar river / Eric D. Tans
  • Chapter 6. Bridging the gap: Academic libraries as contributors to achieving quality education - comparative case of rwanda and Sweden / Berthilde Uwamwezi and Katarina Michnik
  • Section Two. Extending education to sustainable cities
  • Introduction to Section two ("extending education to sustainable cities"): Key takeaways / Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra
  • Chapter 7. "ready or not, here i come!": Promoting reading and socio-cultural integration of preschool and school-age children through sustainability / Sandra Gisela Martín, Mariela Rodríguez, and María Soledad Godoy
  • Chapter 8. The institute for housing and urban development studies' sustainable development goal knowledge hub: A reflective narrative / Nigel Browne
  • Section Three. Academic libraries embedded in communities
  • Introduction to Section three ("academic libraries embedded in communities"): Key takeaways / Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra
  • Chapter 9. Exploring how philippine academic libraries support sustainability: Emerging, developing, and accomplishing / Danilo Madayag Baylen and Buenaventura (Ven) Basco
  • Chapter 10. Contributions by academic libraries to address food insecurity / Linda R. Musser
  • Chapter 11. Something's growing in the library: Demonstrating sustainability impacts through seed libraries / Carolyn Caffrey and Tiffanie Ford-Baxter
  • Section Four. Emerging partnerships for greater impact
  • Introduction to Section four ("emerging partnerships for greater impact"): Key takeaways / Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra
  • Chapter 12. Partnering to advance sustainability: Case of the American library association engagement in the United Nations sustainable development goals / Robin Kear and Loida Garcia-Febo
  • Chapter 13. Academic libraries planning for a thriving world / Beth Filar Williams and Vance Woods
  • Chapter 14. The san diego circuit consortium: A partnership for social impact / Margaret Henderson and Sarah K. Tribelhorn
  • Chapter 15. Academic-public library health collaborations: Supporting sustainability for community health / Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield
  • Section Five. Sustainability across cross-cutting impacts
  • Introduction to Section five ("sustainability across multiple impacts"): Key takeaways / Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra
  • Chapter 16. How to empower your library? Aiming for a cross-cutting sustainability mindset / Susanna S. A. Eklund
  • Chapter 17. A comparative study on how academic libraries contribute to sustainability / Nilay Cevher, Kübra Zayim Gedik, Uğur Bulgan, Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak, Ertuğrul Çimen, and Üstün Berk Sezgin

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