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Journal of Hospital Librarianship Volume 14, 2014 - Issue 1
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Going Green: One Library's Journey Toward Sustainability

Richard A. Peterson Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Megan von Isenburg Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Barbara Dietsch Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Dawne Lucas Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Pages 14-23 | Received 18 Sep 2013, Accepted 15 Oct 2013, Published online: 12 Feb 2014
 
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Abstract

The Duke University Medical Center Library created and implemented a sustainability plan as a way of contributing to the University's institutional goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2024. An internal working group coordinated efforts to implement more environmentally friendly practices, create awareness of the importance of this project, and obtain staff buy-in. As a result, the Library was awarded the University's Green Workplace certification. This article will share not only the process for implementing sustainability initiatives, but will also detail some practices that other libraries can achieve.

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© Richard A. Peterson, Megan von Isenburg, Barbara Dietsch, and Dawne Lucas

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