Going green or not: realities of the Indian metropolis libraries
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CHAKRABORTY, Susmita (2013) Going green or not: realities of the Indian metropolis libraries. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2013 - Singapore - Future Libraries: Infinite Possibilities in Session 115B - Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group.
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Abstract
Going green or not: realities of the Indian metropolis libraries
India is fighting severe problems, as for e.g. pollution explosion, dwindling resources, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, threats of terrorism, among others. In this perspective, little emphasis is given on emerging issues like hygienic and environmental awareness. Very recently, Indian libraries started to have provisions for natural lights as much as possible, energy saving bulbs in the reading rooms and other places within library premises, provision of natural air, emphasis on cleanliness, hygienic toilets, adequate provision of waste bins at appropriate places, proper disposal policies for weeded library materials/equipments, etc. This paper will present the report of a survey of some important libraries in the four metropolises (Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai) of India. Keywords: University Libraries, India, Green Libraries, Metropolises, Calcutta University Library System, Madras University Library System, Mumbai University Library System, Delhi University Library System| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) | ||||||
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| Conference details: | IFLA WLIC 2013 - Singapore - Future Libraries: Infinite PossibilitiesSession 115B - Future libraries going green - Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest GroupTrack 5: Ideas, innovations, anticipating the new |
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| Divisions: | Division 2 Library Collections > Preservation and Conservation Section > Environmental Sustainability and Libraries Special Interest Group | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | University Libraries, India, Green Libraries, Metropolises, Calcutta University Library System, Madras University Library System, Mumbai University Library System, Delhi University Library System | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2013 14:32 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2013 14:32 | ||||||
| URI: | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/113 |
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