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Green publishing with green technologies

Katja Metz (Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany)
Michael Seadle (Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 31 August 2012

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Abstract

Purpose

If libraries truly want to be ecologically responsible, they need also to consider the impact of book and journal production on the environment. This paper seeks to address this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

The methodology looks at energy consumption in journal production.

Findings

Electronic publication does not produce a perfectly green product, but more of a dark green one with many aspects where energy costs could be saved. A genuinely ecologically friendly publication process requires conscious planning and determination.

Originality/value

Users can stop demanding paper as well as electronic copies, and can also choose more energy‐efficient hardware and energy sources.

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Citation

Metz, K. and Seadle, M. (2012), "Green publishing with green technologies", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 30 No. 3, pp. 381-383. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378831211266528

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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