Case Exemplars of How Academic Libraries Promote Sustainable Communities by Tribelhorn, Sarah K.; Mehra, Bharat;

Short description:

This collection offers valuable insight into how academic library partnerships, both direct and indirect, contribute to sustainability efforts, with a focus on social equity, economic feasibility, and environmental stewardship to nurture community resilience.

Long description:

This is an edited collection of sustainability efforts in academic libraries, partnering with various types of institutions and organizations, including libraries from higher education that are public or private, research universities, degree-awarding or vocational, among others. This volume includes research, case studies, and reflective narratives from academic libraries and their collaborations working with varied partners toward operationalizing the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This collection offers valuable insight into how academic library partnerships, both direct and indirect, contribute to sustainability efforts, with a focus on social equity, economic feasibility, and environmental stewardship to nurture community resilience. Structured into five sections, it highlights the global impact of academic libraries and their partners in adopting and implementing the SDGs to drive social change. These sections specifically explore how libraries are: serving the mission of higher education, extending education to sustainable cities, becoming embedded in communities, forming partnerships for greater impact, and achieving cross-cutting impacts across various initiatives.

These insightful chapters include innovative strategies and global perspectives on some of the cutting-edge work initiated and/or led by academic libraries to build sustainable and resilient communities, through collaborative ventures and out-of-the-box partnerships.

Table of Contents:

Introduction; Bharat Mehra and Sarah K. Tribelhorn

SECTION ONE. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES SERVING THE MISSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Introduction to Section One (“Academic Libraries Serving the Mission of Higher Education”): Key Takeaways; Bharat Mehra and Sarah K. Tribelhorn

Chapter 1. Academic Libraries in the Evolving Landscape of Higher Education; Shannon M. Nickle

Chapter 2. A Path to Sustainable Learning: Nuance and Literacy Across Campus When Considering Quality Education; Morgan Barker

Chapter 3. Bridging Disciplinary Divides in Sustainability Teaching and Research: Librarian-Led Initiatives for Quality Education; Christopher Sturgeon, Theresa Burress, Amanda Boczar, and Suchi Daniels

Chapter 4. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and Academic Programming for Future Bound College Students: A Case Study of Academic Library Outreach; Martha Adkins and Hugh Burkhart

Chapter 5. Shifting Sense of Place: Applying Sustainable Development Goals and a Virtual Place-Based Education Story-Map to Change the Story of the Red Cedar River; Eric D. Tans

Chapter 6. Bridging the Gap: Academic Libraries as Contributors to Achieving Quality Education - Comparative Case of Rwanda and Sweden; Berthilde Uwamwezi and Katarina Michnik

SECTION TWO. EXTENDING EDUCATION TO SUSTAINABLE CITIES

Introduction to Section Two (“Extending Education to Sustainable Cities”): Key Takeaways; Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra

Chapter 7. "Ready or Not, Here I Come!": Promoting Reading and Socio-cultural Integration of Preschool and School-age Children through Sustainability; Sandra Gisela Martín, Mariela Rodríguez, and María Soledad Godoy

Chapter 8. The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies’ Sustainable Development Goal Knowledge Hub: A Reflective Narrative; Nigel Browne

SECTION THREE. ACADEMIC LIBRARIES EMBEDDED IN COMMUNITIES

Introduction to Section Three (“Academic Libraries Embedded in Communities”): Key Takeaways; Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra

Chapter 9. Exploring How Philippine Academic Libraries Support Sustainability: Emerging, Developing, and Accomplishing; Danilo Madayag Baylen and Buenaventura (Ven) Basco

Chapter 10. Contributions by Academic Libraries to Address Food Insecurity; Linda R. Musser

Chapter 11. Something's Growing in the Library: Demonstrating Sustainability Impacts Through Seed Libraries; Carolyn Caffrey and Tiffanie Ford-Baxter

SECTION FOUR. EMERGING PARTNERSHIPS FOR GREATER IMPACT

Introduction to Section Four (“Emerging Partnerships for Greater Impact”): Key Takeaways; Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra

Chapter 12. Partnering to Advance Sustainability: Case of the American Library Association Engagement in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; Robin Kear and Loida Garcia-Febo

Chapter 13. Academic Libraries Planning for a Thriving World; Beth Filar Williams and Vance Woods

Chapter 14. The San Diego Circuit Consortium: A Partnership for Social Impact; Margaret Henderson and Sarah K. Tribelhorn

Chapter 15. Academic-Public Library Health Collaborations: Supporting Sustainability for Community Health; Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield

SECTION FIVE. SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS CROSS-CUTTING IMPACTS

Introduction to Section Five (“Sustainability Across Multiple Impacts”): Key Takeaways; Sarah K. Tribelhorn and Bharat Mehra

Chapter 16. How to Empower Your Library? Aiming for a Cross-Cutting Sustainability Mindset; Susanna S. A. Eklund

Chapter 17. A Comparative Study on How Academic Libraries Contribute to Sustainability; Nilay Cevher, Kübra Zayim Gedik, Uğur Bulgan, Tuba Akbaytürk Çanak, Ertuğrul Çimen, and Üstün Berk Sezgin