Implementing Green Technology Practices and Culture in the Library

Library Herald Year : 2016, Volume : 54, Issue : 4 First page : ( 452) Last page : ( 458) Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469. Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2016.00029.4

Implementing Green Technology Practices and Culture in the Library

More Trupti D.* *Librarian, Deccan College Post-Graduate & Research Institute (Deemed University) Yerwada, Pune-411 006, Mob: 09822173929, Email: moretrupti02@gmail.com

Abstract Libraries are social organizations and ultimately the responsibility of saving the environment equally lies on the part of libraries also, as they not only disseminate information on environmental sustainability, but also can create environmental awareness in the society with the implementation of green technology practices in the library. Introducing green culture into library certainly helps in reducing unnecessary waste and conservation of natural resources. Green technology practices and culture involve implementation of environmentally supportive and sustainable activities like construction of green library building, greening existing library facilities and services within the library. Accordingly, with all such greening practices libraries can act as a key factor in the environmental and sustainability movement. This paper gives examples dealing with the ideas of how to go green in the library.

Keywords Green library, green technology, green culture, sustainable library, green building, green collection development, green library initiatives,More Trupti D.