جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "green library" در نشریات گروه "کتابداری و مدیریت اطلاعات"

Libraries are information centers that are considered as essential elements of sustainable development and in this direction, they are evolving to respond to information needs and create a dynamic and sustainable society. The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the components of the green library in the libraries of Astan Quds Razavi.

The current research is of an applied type using a survey-descriptive method. The statistical population of 201 officials and experts of the Astan Quds Razavi Libraries, Museums and Documentation Center includes the central library and 59 affiliated libraries, and the data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze the findings.

It showed that the condition of the library building and equipment is at an average level with an average of 2.75 and is not in a good condition. The status of green management and planning in Astan Quds library is at a favorable level with an average of 3.48 and the status of education, awareness and culturalization of environmental issues to the community and employees in Astan Quds library is at a favorable level with an average of 3.49 and 3.45 respectively.

The results of the current research make libraries aware of the current situation. Libraries can achieve sustainability by adopting green building designs, green practices, literacy programs, and the use of green technologies. Considering that libraries are an important platform for achieving sustainable development and creating green culture and thinking in the society, they should be the focus of the green movement. Hence, libraries can continuously expand their programs and serve as role models for an environmentally friendly and sustainable environment. Libraries should move towards offering their information resources as green goods; that is, resources that take care of the environment and nature by saving energy, resources, or reducing and eliminating the use of toxic agents, pollution, and waste, or improving its condition, and are green consumers themselves. And, those who support businesses are using environmentally friendly practices. The library should form a green committee and take steps to increase green practices. This committee can also convey green awareness to other library staff and users. To create an environmentally friendly library, staff and users must be aware of the necessity of a balanced environment. In this regard, considering the important role and mission of libraries in educating the society, librarians should participate in preserving the environment with creativity and innovation.

The presence of plants around us has many benefits, including reducing stress and creating positive energy in the work environment. But in the current worrying situation that has involved all people and organizations, it has become difficult to pay attention to the environment and the conditions of their maintenance and handling. On the other hand, maintaining plants and determining the optimal conditions for their maintenance requires a lot of time, money and knowledge. The Internet of Things creates a digital identity for all objects and collects information with its sensors and shares this information with appropriate objects and people at any time and place so that necessary actions can be taken; Therefore, the use of Internet of Things in the green library can solve the problem of people's time and knowledge in maintaining and creating a green and fresh environment and be effective in its potential and actual mission. To identify the applications of Internet of Things for the growth and maintenance of plants in the green library. In this research, documentary and library methods were used to collect and complete information. In the research, the use of Internet of Things in the green library has been discussed to determine the various components of plants, and at the end, the advantages and challenges of the implementation of the Internet of Things in the green library have been pointed out. The Internet of Things actually provides the best conditions for plants, the least damage to the environment while causing the least damage to library resources and users, but still, its implementation has challenges such as cost, lack of sufficient knowledge, interference, reliability, security and privacy, and insufficient network coverage and low internet speed.

The present study aims to investigate Greening in Iranian central Academic libraries from perspective of their managers. The study is an applied research and was performed by an evaluative survey method. For data collection, a researcher-made questionnaire was utilized containing six sections relevant to Environmental management. The research population was comprised of the managers of Iranian Academic libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Iran’s Islamic Azad University and a total of 186 libraries were included . The Green Library measures included the construction and equipment, management and planning, librarians’ motivation and commitment, acquisition and protection, information organization and dissemination, and participation and support national and international programs were in an intermediate state, and there was not any differences between the three groups of central academic libraries in terms of observance of these measures. Iranian Academic libraries can be due to the fact that in Iranian academic system, Environmental management has not yet been turned into the university managers’ concerns, and no significant difference has been observed in this situation.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of readiness of Iranian academic libraries for sustainable management to realize green libraries.

In terms of the type of objective, the present research is applied research, and it was carried out by a descriptive survey method. The statistical population of this research includes different departments of university libraries under the supervision of the Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology. In this research, a researcher-made checklist was used to collect the data, which was prepared based on the components of the ISO 14000, and a Delphi panel was used to determine its validity, and SPSS 22 software was applied to analyze the research data.

According to the obtained results, it can be concluded that the libraries of Iranian universities are far from the indicators of readiness to become green libraries, and in order to reach the desired level, it seems necessary to review the design of their infrastructure. The results also showed compliance with rules such as waste management, optimal energy consumption and use of renewable energies, attention to the optimal consumption of natural resources such as paper, the use of environmentally friendly raw materials and equipment in the library, and so forth. There are those who help the libraries in obtaining the necessary standards to become a green library.

Considering the importance of paying attention to environmental issues, this research is the first work done in this direction in this society and its scope.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the role of libraries in society and implement the process of sustainable development, clarify the role of university libraries and evaluate them based on components, green library indicators and lead standards and provide strategies to them. 

The present study was conducted using the library methods and literature review.

The research findings showed that in order to have a green university library, this issue should first be considered by the society and the government, and in order to implement it, it should start by promoting green thinking and culture in the society. Because many of our problems in this area are rooted in culture and misuse of natural and non-renewable resources. University libraries have a great role to play in this regard due to their mission in teaching culture and creating a global civilization.

To have a university green library, you do not necessarily have to start with a green building, but these libraries have green missions. Optimal use of water and non-renewable energy, use of recycling methods and waste management are known as green libraries.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the trend of the movement of Iranian public libraries in Kermanshah towards green libraries and sustainable development. The research is a descriptive-survey method. Data was collected using a checklist and a researcher-made questionnaire. The research community was the managers of the public libraries of Kermanshah, numbering 96 people. Using the Cochran formula, the sample size was estimated to be 76. Data with SPSS software Analyzed. The findings showed the highest savings in paper consumption and the lowest in transportation. The rate of paper consumption was the highest average (3.70) and compliance with environmental standards in transport has the lowest average (1.83). The libraries in terms of moving towards green libraries and sustainable development from their viewpoints are relatively good and slightly above average. The importance of environmental standards for strategic goals and the codified plans of public libraries and environmental education in libraries was below average and poor. The findings also suggested that public library managers were more than average interested in creating a green room or office to study environmental standards and environmental issues in public libraries. The results of the research showed that the National Public Libraries Institute should be pursued more effectively with the establishment of binding directives and regulations for moving towards green libraries and sustainable development. Although the situation of the public libraries examined was relatively good from the point of view of their authorities, a great deal is ahead of reaching the ideal situation.