Please participate in the Building Sustainable Libraries Survey Karen Christensen 06 Dec 2010 13:03 UTC
Subject: Please participate in the Building Sustainable Libraries Survey In conjunction with the "Sustainability" issue of _Against the Grain_ I've just edited, I've been working with a team of fabulous librarians to create a survey of current practice in academic (and other) libraries. We do hope you'll join in and share your insights and ideas! We'll be highlighting the most successful and creative efforts now underway in the preliminary and final reports, and also want to know about your frustrations and burning questions. The "Building Sustainable Libraries Survey" has been designed to gather information on sustainability efforts at academic libraries. Its preliminary results will be included in the forthcoming issue of _Against the Grain_ and, in greater depth, in a report we will release next year and gladly share with all participants. (The survey is being sent out with an Against The Grain http://www.against-the-grain.com newsletter, to Berkshire Publishing http://www.berkshirepublishing.com contacts, and to several listservs. Apologies in advance for the inevitable cross-posting.) The survey asks what's happening, what's coming, and what you think about all of it. What needs more emphasis? What remains muddled or confusing or simply undone? Is sustainability an appropriate focus for the academic library? Take the survey here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/424371/building-sustainable-libraries-surve y It covers a lot (from operations and acquisition to collection development) but it is short-only 23 questions, which we estimate can be answered in 15-20 minutes. Our aim is to gather information that can be used to plan future and more widespread library initiatives related to sustainability. We are eager to have your thoughts-and to hear your opinions, too. Please tell us about any interesting questions or comments you've had from patrons. There's also space at the end for adding links and recommended reading or resources. The survey will be open till 31 December but only the responses received by 12 December will be included in the preliminary report in the January ALA Midwinter issue of _Against The Grain_. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us and with the global library community. Again, the link is http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/424371/building-sustainable-libraries-surve y. Warm regards, Karen. Karen Christensen, CEO (and author of The Armchair Environmentalist and Home Ecology) Berkshire Publishing Group +1 413 528 0206 | Skype: karen_christensen karen@berkshirepublishing.com Blog: [8]www.berkshirepublishing.com/blog Twitter: [9]www.twitter.com/karenchristenze