Sign up now! For the Library Juice Academy online two week workshop focusing on the role of the academic librarian in the sustainability movement: The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement. This workshops ( for .75 credits/$90 ) will guide you through a practical process for becoming actively engaged in sustainable activities on your campus with reading assignments, exercises, and participation in a forum to connect and inspire. Topics include: “Temperature Check” of Your Institution, Finding Your Allies, Library as Common Space, and Bridge Building Tools. The wonderful instructor Madeleine Charney is the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has presented at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference – “Getting Closer: The Librarian, the Curriculum and the Office of Sustainability; ” and this past year she co-facilitated (with me!) a 4-part webinar series “Libraries for Sustainability.”
Sign up now!! online course for academic librarians on forming library action plan for sustainable engagement December 14, 2012
Green Christmas Art Projects December 12, 2012
Fun ideas to do with youth in your library or school (or at home)!
Check out these wreath ideas from sustainablog:
use old neckties, corks or greeting cards to create a wreath….
… turn your old CDs (who uses CDs anymore?) by upcycling into ornaments, a great idea from Natalie on Creme de la Craft blog. Natlie also has lots of other great ideas for reuse like making your own card holder from Altoid containers and cool necklaces from pistachios shells.
Call for Papers! November 28, 2012
TITLE: Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries
EDITOR: Maria A. Jankowska
PUBLISHER: Library Juice Press
BOOK ABSTRACT: In the last ten years literature on greening libraries has expanded considerably. Furthermore, by signing the Presidents’ Climate Commitment, university presidents and chancellors committed their institutions to finding new solutions to environmental, economic, and social issues through their teaching, research, and service operations. Since 2007, higher education has observed exponential growth of programs integrating sustainability literacy into teaching and research. Academic libraries must respond to this increasing focus on educating for sustainability and go beyond greening libraries to become active partners in advancing education and research for sustainability.
OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK: This edited collection strives to capture the current status and future direction of libraries’ commitment to advance the focus of educating for sustainability. It will serve as a toolkit offering a wide range of best practices, case studies, and activities ready for implementation within academic libraries.
POSSIBLE TOPICS: With this call, the editor invites articles, essays, and case studies that describe specific activities undertaken by academic libraries or visions for future activities that support university sustainability research and teaching. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Integrating sustainability literacy into bibliographic instruction and university courses
· Selecting materials in support of sustainability-related curriculum
· Creating effective research guides on sustainability topics related to social equity, economic practicality, and the environment
· Promoting open access content resources related to sustainability
· Partnering on university sustainability curriculum design and collaborative teaching
· Participating in university efforts to educate for sustainability across disciplines
· Supporting the university’s sustainability research, teaching, and outreach
TARGET AUDIENCES: The editor believes this book will be of interest to a large variety of audiences including the following:
· Librarians seeking inspiration for ways to combine their expertise with their passion for sustainability
· Library managers interested in leveraging and highlighting library services that support their institution’s focus on sustainability
· Teaching faculty collaborating with libraries on projects related to sustainability
· University administrators interested in the strategic role of libraries in educating for sustainability
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Authors are invited to submit abstracts and proposals of 300-500 words to educatingforsustain@gmail.com by January 15, 2013. Notifications will be sent by February 26, 2013. A first draft ranging from 1,500-7,000 words will be due by April 2, and a final manuscript will be due by June 25, 2013.
Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously or simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Following review, articles will be returned via e-mail for revision before final acceptance. All materials are edited as necessary for clarity. Submissions should include an abstract of no more than 150 words (highlighting the scope, methodology, and conclusions of the paper) at the beginning of each manuscript. Authors should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed. Examples are available here. (Research and Documentation Online by Diane Hacker).
Submission of proposals should include:
- Name of author
- Title
- Affiliation
- Contact information
- 300-500 word abstract
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Abstract submission: January 15, 2013
- Notification of abstract acceptance: February 26, 2013
- Full chapter submission: April 2, 2013
- Communication of review results to authors: May 2, 2013
- Final chapter submission: June25, 2013
- Estimated publication date: 2013
Tool: Global Closet Calculaor November 12, 2012
In honor of geography awareness week, check out this tool called the Global Closet Calculator. Aimed for youth or use by teachers with classes, discover interdependence and globalization concepts. The interactive “quiz” walks them through their closets to determine (generally) where they might come from, all over the global. It critically reflects on the values and points of view, bringing more than just awareness as to how everything we have in our “closet” comes to be. Offers good discussion potentials on source of the materials, various labor practices, and the potential implications of their decisions in purchases.
Online Workshop – The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement November 5, 2012
Library Juice Academy offers a number of online professional development workshops for library staff. In January there is an online two week workshop focusing on the role of the academic librarian in the sustainability movement for .75 credits/$90 The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement. This workshops will guide you through a practical process for becoming actively engaged in sustainable activities on your campus with reading assignments, exercises, and participation in a forum to connect and inspire. Topics include: “Temperature Check” of Your Institution, Finding Your Allies, Library as Common Space, and Bridge Building Tools.
The wonderful instructor Madeleine Charney is the Sustainability Studies Librarian at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who has presented at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Conference – “Getting Closer: The Librarian, the Curriculum and the Office of Sustainability; ” and this past year she co-facilitated (with me!) a 4-part webinar series “Libraries for Sustainability.”
Happy Campus Sustainability Day! October 24, 2012
Today October 24, 2012 is Campus Sustainability Day!
- Check out the AASHE Keynote Broadcast today from 2-3:30 pm EST on ”Educating Students for a Changing Climate.”
- Find an event in your local area.
- What are you doing for Campus Sustainability Day? My university library is:
- Stream cleaning our adopted stream by the campus.
- Showcasing our students who won CSI (Creative Sustainability Initiative)
- Having a presentation by our Eco-Musicology Professor about Sustainability and the Arts.
Infocamp: an unconference with a sustainability theme! September 12, 2012
Via Cat Faircloth — save the date for March 9-10, 2013 as the University of South Carolina School of Library Science is organizing an Infocamp - an unconference covering issues related to technology, information, and design but with a focus on *sustainability* this next time! Interested in presenting or attending? Check out their Facebook page , ask to join their listserv(INFOCAMP-request@LISTSERV.SC.EDU), check out their blog, or follow them on twitter. For more information or suggest a presentation: email infocampsc[at]gmail.com
4th & Final – Libraries for Sustainability Webinar Series on August 28 August 9, 2012
Please join us for the fourth and final webinar series on August 28, 2012, 2:00-3:00 (EST)
This webinar is focused on avenues for action and collaboration. You will receive an update on: new leadership of ALA’s Task Force on the Environment (TFOE) and plans for the future; the possibility and need for creating a Library Sustainability Toolkit; library sustainability related presentations, research and articles with the potential for collaboration. There will be an opportunity to contribute to an open discussion and facilitated brainstorming session on the next steps to advance the sustainability front in libraries. Each of us holds part of the answer!
SIGN UP to receive the link to the virtual room.
View Our Past Webinars:
- Engagement in Professional Library Organizations on June 12, 2012 (recording and handout)
- Exploring Sustainability Practices in Libraries on April 24, 2012 (recording and slides)
- Call to Action and Collaboration on Feb 28, 2012 (see bottom of blog post for recording)
Libraries for Sustainability Webinar #3…. May 24, 2012
If you missed it… here is the link to the third webinar recording and the document created and used by Madeleine Charney “A Sustainability Librarian’s Manifesto: Your “Take Action” Checklist“
Tuesday June 12, 2012 from 2pm-3pm (EST)
In this third webinar, we will discuss and share opportunities for engagement in professional library organizations and other groups which might provide a forum to share sustainability best practices such as discussion groups, task forces, committees and social activities. Share your experiences with tools such as LinkedIn and listservs, organizations such as AASHE, ARL, ACRL, as well as state and regional associations. How can we initiate contact with such groups? Where shall we focus? How do we address the diverse needs of libraries in all sectors: public, academic, school, special and other? Come prepared to discuss and offer ideas for specific recommendations for successful sustainability activities within professional library organizations.
There will be the option for a group to convene in another virtual room for an ALA-focused discussion — in particular, the future of Task Force on the Environment (TFOE). Plans are already underway for a face-to-face social gathering at the upcoming ALA Annual conference to consider how to best advance the sustainability message within our libraries and associations.
SIGN UP to receive the link to the virtual room:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFJHOUE5ZDBtdU9wMWVEYVV3ZGR4OUE6MQ#gid=0
View Our Past Webinars:
- Exploring Sustainability Practices in Libraries on April 24, 2012 (recording and slides)
- Call to Action and Collaboration on Feb 28, 2012 (see bottom of blog post for recording)
Libraries for Sustainability: Exploring Sustainability Practices in Libraries Webinar 4/24/12 May 1, 2012
For those who attended live or missed the session, the Libraries for Sustainability: Exploring Sustainability Practices in Libraries Webinar was recorded!
Contact facilitators & presenters:
- Madeleine Charney – mcharney@library.umass.edu
- Bonnie Smith – bonniesmith@ufl.edu
- Beth Filar Williams – greeningyourlibrary@gmail.com
- Kathryn Miller – kjmiller@argosy.edu
- Marianne Buehler – Marianne.Buehler@unlv.edu
- Laura Barnes – l-barnes@illinois.edu
- Mandy Henk – amandahenk@depauw.edu
Next Webinar: June 12, 2012, 2:00-3:00 (EST) – Preparing for ALA Annual and options for future collaboration in various organizations
