www.slideshare.net/kristenytGreen Archives, Green CommunitiesKristen Yarmey-Tylutki, MLSDigital Services LibrarianThe University of ScrantonSAA 2009

The Big Picture

The (Less) Big Picture

Who is our society?

…And how do we get here?

Conservation PsychologyAn applied field that “uses psychological principles, theories, or methods to understand and solve issues related to human aspects of conservation.”Drs. Carol Saunders, Gene Myers, and Wesley SchultzRecommended reading: Doug McKenzie Mohr, Fostering Sustainable Behavior

An applied field that “uses psychological principles, theories, or methods to understand and solve issues related to human aspects of conservation.”

Recommended reading:

Doug McKenzie Mohr, Fostering Sustainable Behavior

Changing IncentivesInformation is a start - but not enough.

Community-Based Social Marketing

Inside the archivesCo-workers

Commitment

The Green TeamBlog post courtesy of Beinecke Library (used with permission)

IncentivesPhoto courtesy of Richard Drdul (under a Creative Commons license)

Feedback

Feedback

Inside the archivesPatrons

NormsPhotos courtesy of feministjulie (under a Creative Commons license) and Keith Hinzman, LEED AP (used with permission)

Norms

Incentives

PromptsPhotos by kristenyt

Active Involvement

Active InvolvementPhoto courtesy of Moffitt Library (used with permission)

Active InvolvementImages courtesy of Gail Borden Public Library (used with permission)

Outside our repository doorsHost institution

Leveraging Institutional ResourcesBlog post courtesy of Beinecke Library (used with permission)

Outside our repository doorsNeighbors

Leveraging Community Resources

Leveraging Community Resources

Leveraging Community Resources“I want it to be the first LEED-certified museum in the world.”~ Peter Wege on GRAMPhoto courtesy of Fellowship of the Rich (under a Creative Commons license)

Active involvementPhotos courtesy of Gail Borden Public Library (used with permission)

Direct Contact/Social DiffusionPhotos courtesy of Gail Borden Public Library (used with permission)

Direct Contact/Social Diffusion

Direct Contact/Social Diffusion

Outside our repository doorsProfessional colleagues

Knowledge Sharing

Professional Norms

Professional NormsImages courtesy of dolescum and bulibraries (under Creative Commons licenses)

Purchasing

The Bottom LineSustainable archives

The Bottom LineHost institutionYou

Recommended ResourcesGreen Archives (coming soon!)Doug McKenzie Mohr, Fostering Sustainable BehaviorGerald T. Gardner and Paul C. Stern, Environmental Problems and Human BehaviorSarah S. Brophy and Elizabeth Wylie, The Green MuseumMaria Anna Jankowska, “Sustainability Challenge for Academic Libraries: Planning for the Future College and Research Libraries” (preprint)The Green Library (blog)Going Green @ Your Library (blog)Green Museums (wiki)My delicious links: greenarchives, greenlibrary, greenmuseum