Public libraries going green: environmental sustainability and green information literacy

Masters of Art === There is a great demand for human beings all over the world to live in a more green way, due to the earth’s natural resource scarcity and other environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, emission of greenhouse gases, global warming and depletion of the ozone layer. L...

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Main Author: Albertyn, Kim Ashley
Other Authors: Zinn, Sandy
Language:en
Published: University of Western Cape 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7937
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-79372021-03-05T05:11:26Z Public libraries going green: environmental sustainability and green information literacy Albertyn, Kim Ashley Zinn, Sandy Green living Green information literacy Environmental education Environmental sustainability Public libraries Masters of Art There is a great demand for human beings all over the world to live in a more green way, due to the earth’s natural resource scarcity and other environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, emission of greenhouse gases, global warming and depletion of the ozone layer. Librarians, especially public librarians, are seen as the facilitators of access to information. Public librarians are thus in a position to create awareness of the importance of green living and to educate the general public on how to live green. 2021-03-03T11:20:27Z 2021-03-03T11:20:27Z 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7937 en University of Western Cape University of Western Cape
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topic Green living
Green information literacy
Environmental education
Environmental sustainability
Public libraries
spellingShingle Green living
Green information literacy
Environmental education
Environmental sustainability
Public libraries
Albertyn, Kim Ashley
Public libraries going green: environmental sustainability and green information literacy
description Masters of Art === There is a great demand for human beings all over the world to live in a more green way, due to the earth’s natural resource scarcity and other environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, emission of greenhouse gases, global warming and depletion of the ozone layer. Librarians, especially public librarians, are seen as the facilitators of access to information. Public librarians are thus in a position to create awareness of the importance of green living and to educate the general public on how to live green.
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