SRRT (Social Responsibilities Round Table)

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The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.

Learn more about SRRT on the ALA website.

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ENSULIB Free Webinar: Centering degrowth in assessing environmental sustainability in libraries

  • 1.  ENSULIB Free Webinar: Centering degrowth in assessing environmental sustainability in libraries

    Posted Jan 22, 2025 09:26 AM

    The IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series: Centering degrowth in assessing environmental sustainability in libraries

    February 18, 2025 8am PST

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    In order to avoid the worst possible outcomes of the climate crisis, it may not be possible to focus on the triple bottom line of society, environment, and economic growth all at the same time. This system extends the delusion that we can continue the way we currently are in society in a relentless race towards progress and limitless growth without ill effect on people and the planet. Libraries are well situated as bastions of degrowth, based upon a circular economy and social equity. This session will explore modes of degrowth assessment accessible to all libraries and library workers, including Indigenous methodologies, true cost assessment, and Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). Participants will leave the session with resources to begin measuring and communicating the impact of their work related to environmental sustainability. 

     Speaker:  Nicole Doro (she/her) is an uninvited settler living and working on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe nations. She is a Teaching and Learning Librarian at McMaster University, where she co-chairs the McMaster Libraries' Sustainability Committee. Her research interests include climate action in academic libraries and open access. 



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    Beth FilarWilliams
    User Experience Research Librarian
    Oregon State University Libraries and Press
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