| Description |
xiv, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Contents note continued: Measuring the environmental impact of information retrieval: an alternative approach -- Green user behaviour -- Summary -- References -- 11.The sustainability of information models -- Introduction -- The three pillars of sustainable information services -- Scholarly communication processes -- An integrated approach to research on the sustainability of digital information -- The sustainability of specific information services -- Summary -- References -- 12.Research on sustainable information -- Introduction -- Open access and a paradigm shift in information management, education and research -- Facilitating content-specific access and use -- Information research directions -- Conclusion -- References |
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Contents note continued: Open access policies of institutions and funding bodies -- Open access content and data -- Gold open access and the sustainability of information -- Summary -- References -- 8.Sustainable management of open access information: a conceptual model -- Introduction -- Managing open access information -- Attributes of a new open access content and data management system -- The conceptual model -- Opportunities and challenges -- The sustainability of the proposed open access content and data management system -- Summary -- References -- 9.Green information services: a conceptual model -- Introduction -- Cloud computing -- A framework for green information services for the higher education sector -- Summary -- References -- 10.Information access and sustainability issues -- Introduction -- Cloud computing and information retrieval research -- Measuring the environmental impact of information access: the lifecycle analysis approach -- |
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Contents note continued: The IPCC report and GHG emissions -- The carbon footprint of IT -- Green IT -- Measuring the environmental impact of information services -- Summary -- References -- 5.The social sustainability of information -- Introduction -- Related studies -- Users, community and social sustainability -- Indicators for the social sustainability of information -- How to study the social sustainability of information -- Information systems and services for sustainable development -- Legal and policy frameworks -- Technology, infrastructure and social sustainability -- Users, culture and social sustainability -- Summary -- References -- 6.Printed vs digital content and sustainability issues -- Introduction -- Estimating the carbon footprint of printed content -- Factors responsible for GHG emissions from printed and digital content -- Summary -- References -- 7.Open access models and the sustainability of information -- Introduction -- |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.The sustainability of information: an outline -- Introduction -- The concept of sustainability -- Sustainable development -- Information about sustainability vs sustainable information -- About this book -- Summary -- References -- 2.The three dimensions of sustainability -- Introduction -- Economic sustainability -- Social sustainability -- Environmental sustainability -- The three pillars of sustainable development -- An integrated approach to sustainable development -- The sustainability of information -- Summary -- References -- 3.The economic sustainability of information -- Introduction -- The publishing industry -- The generic business model for scholarly information -- Open access -- Access to digital information -- Access to journals and databases -- The economics of digital Information -- Value-added information -- Summary -- References -- 4.The environmental sustainability of information -- Introduction -- |
| Summary |
This landmark text represents the first attempt to discuss the sustainable development of scholarly information in three key aspects: economic, social and environmental sustainability |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Academic writing -- Electronic information resources.
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Digital libraries -- Management.
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Electronic information resources -- Management -- Case studies.
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Digital preservation.
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Electronic information resources -- Management.
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Learning and scholarship -- Electronic information resources.
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Scholarly publishing.
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Sustainability.
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Case studies.
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| ISBN |
1856049566 (paperback) |
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9781856049566 (paperback) |
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