Addressing sustainability in the context of library management: international literature review

Abstract

Introduction: the adoption of sustainability in people's routine and in the management activities of educational institutions is increasingly present. This research addresses the concept of sustainability applied to management activities in the library scenario. Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze, from a fragment of scientific literature, the content of the sustainability theme in the context of library management. Methodology: a literature review was carried out in three databases (Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO), aided by the instrument called ProKnow-C; the research was developed with a qualitative approach and the results were analyzed using the Content Analysis technique. Results: the selection of the portfolio referring to the theme was represented by 23 aligned articles. After analyzing the content of the articles, among some of the results, it is highlighted that the concept of sustainability in the context of library management was represented by four main themes: Green construction, Information and Communication Technologies, Evaluation Models and Sustainable Practices applied simultaneously. Conclusion: to librarians, managers, and researchers in the field of librarianship is to clarify that this study categorizes theoretical and practical initiatives of the concept of sustainability applied to library management and that its use as a source of information can elucidate issues regarding this theme.