The Sustainable Library: A retrospective case study of a public library sharing initiative
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The Sustainable Library : A retrospective case study of a public library sharing initiative. / Høj Mathiasson, Mia; Jochumsen, Henrik.
I: Journal of Librarianship & Information Science, 2023.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Sustainable Library
T2 - A retrospective case study of a public library sharing initiative
AU - Høj Mathiasson, Mia
AU - Jochumsen, Henrik
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Sharing initiatives, things collections or libraries of things have become developing features in public libraries within recent years. This article reports on a retrospective case study of The Sustainable Library, a now-concluded Danish sharing initiative from 2016 to 2022. As an early example of a public library sharing initiative, The Sustainable Library is a unique case. Moreover, its explicit focus on sustainability and sharing economy makes it an early example of sustainable librarianship. The study offers empirical insights into the life cycle of the sharing initiative and its different phases. Examining the case from its organizational context, the study asks how and why the sharing initiative was developed, what were its preconditions and drivers, and which barriers were experienced along the way. Finally, the study makes room for hindsight reflections on the role and responsibility of public libraries and sharing initiatives in the sustainability agenda.
AB - Sharing initiatives, things collections or libraries of things have become developing features in public libraries within recent years. This article reports on a retrospective case study of The Sustainable Library, a now-concluded Danish sharing initiative from 2016 to 2022. As an early example of a public library sharing initiative, The Sustainable Library is a unique case. Moreover, its explicit focus on sustainability and sharing economy makes it an early example of sustainable librarianship. The study offers empirical insights into the life cycle of the sharing initiative and its different phases. Examining the case from its organizational context, the study asks how and why the sharing initiative was developed, what were its preconditions and drivers, and which barriers were experienced along the way. Finally, the study makes room for hindsight reflections on the role and responsibility of public libraries and sharing initiatives in the sustainability agenda.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Public libraries
KW - Sharing initiatives
KW - Libraries of things
KW - Sustainability
KW - Sharing economy
KW - Sustainable librarianship
KW - Sustainable library
KW - Case study
KW - Retrospective study
KW - Sustainable library
KW - Sharing initiatives
KW - Sharing economy
KW - Sustainable librarianship
U2 - 10.1177/09610006231190131
DO - 10.1177/09610006231190131
M3 - Journal article
JO - Journal of Librarianship & Information Science
JF - Journal of Librarianship & Information Science
ER -
ID: 358424609