The Sustainable Library of the Future: Embracing the New Age through Digital Transformation
Ghouse Modin N. Mamdapur, Vinayak Arali, Ali K. S
Journal of Data Processing, Vol. 15, No. 1, 2025.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/jdp/2025/15/1/13-26
Link: https://www.dline.info/jdp/fulltext/v15n1/jdpv15n1_3.pdf
Abstract:
The sustainable library of the future lies at the crossroads of environmental consciousness and digital
transformation. This research paper portrays a reimagined library in a rapidly changing world through the
three defining dimensions: ecological responsibility, community engagement, and inclusive knowledge
access. It starts with a vision being shared for a sustainable library, one that is far beyond the traditional
conception of repositories but that more actively interfaces with the challenges in the concerns of
sustainability, green partnerships and collaboration with resilience, environmental challenges, ethical
information stewardship, and the ongoing march of technological evolution. A sustainable library should be
an active player in global challenges in environmental preservation, information ethics, and technological
evolution. It feels like a challenging way to navigate through digital collection curation, community
engagement towards sustainability, green partnerships, and collaboration with resilience in environmental
challenges toward integrating high-technology solutions. The same will be the importance of libraries in the
future toward responsible data management, data preservation, and adherence to ethical handling practices.
A sustainable library is not a concept but an organic entity that will change with the conditions it works
within and become a lighthouse of knowledge, inclusiveness, and sustainability within a community. Theresulting work is a source of new insights and perspectives that contribute to the burgeoning discourse on
sustainable libraries, enabling the foundation for transforming libraries into vibrant, environmentally
conscious, and community-centred institutions well poised to meet the demands of the digital age.