Library launches sustainability resource guide

Grand Valley State University's library has launched a new online resource guide that will link users to journals and news sites that contain information about sustainability.

The new Green Library launched through the Grand Valley Library Web site on September 25. The project was developed by Public Administration graduate student Toni Jones and Colleen Lyon, liaison librarian in liberal arts programs.

Grand Valley’s Sustainable Community Development Initiative awarded $250 to fund the project in March. Jones and Lyon created the tool to fill the gap between the university community and sustainability research instruments. For its launch, the Green Library will highlight books, organizations, journals, and news sites that contain information relating to the Triple Bottom Line of sustainability — a trio of factors that include social, environmental and financial stability. Users can leave comments on content with suggestions for changes. Also, faculty, staff, and student organization will have the opportunity to donate books.

“Depending on your background, sustainability can mean something very different for you,” Jones said. “Instead of searching the mountain of information available on your own, the Green Library centralizes it and makes it available for the entire university.”

Grand Valley’s Green Library is accessible through www.gvsu.edu/library through the “Library Guides” link.