Formulating an Assessment Tool for the Implementation of Green Initiatives in Library

• Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Main Author: Ismail F.Z.; Yaman R.; Razali K.N.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85142268884&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f1067%2f1%2f012021&partnerID=40&md5=1f178d11f8f9d5c89fe74733230d1343

Amidst environmental crisis, the role of built environment sector becomes even more vital as it formed capacity in contributing a substantial factors to reduce energy usage and emission of greenhouse gas to atmosphere. Library specifically, act as crucial function in extending the agenda of promoting environmental practice. However, limited rating system explicitly for library's green initiatives makes it challenging for library to implement these initiatives due to lack of proper guidelines. Hence, this study was conducted to examine existing checklists measuring green initiatives in library and to formulate assessment list for evaluating sustainable library's operational initiatives. Systematic literature reviews were conducted in establishing the evaluation checklist, in which three existing checklists related to green initiatives in library were compared and referred to. The assessment checklist developed in this study identifies 107 initiatives related to facilities can be implemented by existing libraries in Malaysia. The result of this study serves as a basis for libraries in Malaysia to environmentally improve its facilities. © 2022 Institute of Physics Publishing. All rights reserved.