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Question: GREEN LIBRARY: AN OVERVIEW, ISSUES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIAN LIBRARIES

Answer: The green library or sustainable library is a new concept and it is gaining popularity among the library professionals. The paper highlights the
conditions of environment, their impacts on society and efforts of leading organizations towards an eco-friendly earth, developed standards for the
betterment, green India, green library, role of a librarian, features of green library, Initiatives in India and outside India. The papers also discuss role
of initiatives like United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) and LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design).It is also give an overview of green library and role of modern librarian to make green library. Furthermore the paper
focus the importance of green library in ongoing era and green library initiatives in India like Madras University Library, Karnataka university
library Dharwad, Mumbai university library and Anna Centenary Library has been trying to make a successful green library.

(Source: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak, 26 Jul 2021)

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