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The Environmental Impact of Electronic Collections: Exploring the Carbon Footprint of Electronic Resources
Conference Track
2. Collection Development & Assessment
Abstract
The world faces a climate emergency and reducing carbon emissions is crucial. This presentation will investigate current thinking on the carbon footprint of online resources and explore possible methodologies for calculating the carbon footprint generated by electronic resources usage. We will consider the implications for future collection development decisions.