Librarians' attitude towards providing environmental education services in their community

Ren, Xiaoai

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Title

Librarians' attitude towards providing environmental education services in their community

Author(s)

Ren, Xiaoai

Issue Date

2022-10

Keyword(s)

• Environmental literacy
• Environmental education
• Libraries
• Geographic information system (GIS) analysis
• Information literacy
• Public libraries
• Academic libraries

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) advocates for libraries' contributions to the global sustainable development efforts. Environment sustainability is one of the three pillars of the United Nations sustainable development concept. It's crucial to examine libraries' stance on environmental sustainability to see how they align with the professional organizations' position. Case studies on libraries' environmentally sustainable practices and services are plentiful. However, there is still the need for more empirical research that systematically examines libraries' position and practice on environmental sustainability and the roles libraries play in building environmentally sustainable communities. This study fills the gap by surveying librarians from three states in the United States. The findings will be of interest to library associations to better support their member libraries in this endeavor. The findings are also important to LIS educators if they consider embedding environmental sustainability or environmental issues in LIS courses.

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2022

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/118002

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2022.1076

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2022 Xiaoai Ren, Jia Lu
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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