Global perspectives on sustainable library practices /
Victoria Okojie, Magnus Osahon Igbinovia.
- 1 online resource (xix, 376 pages).
- Advances in library and information science (ALIS) book series .
- Advances in library and information science (ALIS) book series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Emerging technologies as a panacea for sustainable provision of library services in Nigeria -- Chapter 2. Sustainable information technology practice in libraries -- Chapter 3. Integrated library system as a panacea to sustainable library services delivery in an era of pandemic -- Chapter 4. Library digitization: values and challenges -- Chapter 5. Modern security systems in libraries -- Chapter 6. Implementing sustainability in library instruction: the journey to creating a crowdsourced mission statement informed by positionalities and core values -- Chapter 7. The emergence of web3 and metaverse technologies: implications for library and information services -- Chapter 8. The role of library digitization in access and preservation of library resources -- Chapter 9. Green libraries: current situation in Mexico -- Chapter 10. Green space development in academic libraries: a case study in Hong Kong -- Chapter 11. The BIM model as an opportunity area for sustainable processes in green library buildings -- Chapter 12. Sustainable development goals and academic libraries in Nigeria: an approach to realizing environmental sustainability -- Chapter 13. Towards environmental sustainability: improving waste management practices in libraries -- Chapter 14. Sustainable reference service practices in the 21st century -- Chapter 15. Towards sustainability: introducing customer care representative practices in special libraries of the 21st century -- Chapter 16. Tinkering and makerspaces for sustainable library practices -- Chapter 17. Role of rural librarians on the provisions of social justice education in South Africa -- Chapter 18. New approaches to rural library management in Nigeria: a holistic approach to sustainable development -- Chapter 19. Library education in Africa: a foundational perspective -- Chapter 20. Intellectual property rights (IPR) in the blockchain era -- Chapter 21. Academic libraries in Africa and funding -- Chapter 22. Integrating the "human library" concept in academic libraries to facilitate tacit knowledge transfer: prospects and anticipated challenges.
"The aim of this book is to provide a rich and robust knowledge resource that brings together diverse sustainable library practices that will revamp library operations towards optimally meeting the current objectives of libraries as a developmental institution, as well as sustaining value for future operations and service transactions"--