The difference is who is paying as we now have a reasonably large library student fee along side near doubling of tuition over the last decade.“I wouldn’t assume that technology is more influential than culture […]”The decrease in library budgets as a percentage of overall budgets is not “specious” but is rather very meaningful. Industry groups such as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition have developed a suite of tools (the Higg Index) to measure different aspects of sustainability performance including a forthcoming product foot printing tool.Another important consideration here is natural capital and whether we drawing down on that capital too quickly or in ways that impinge upon future generations’ ability to have access to the resource.Overall the students find the claims match the product impacts about 20 percent of the time. In addition to what is currently available, there are a variety of collaborative efforts to further define how we should measure the sustainability attributes of products. Has external research funding really outpaced library funding all that much? Nevertheless, as the examples provided here demonstrate, there is also a great deal of grounds for hope. E.g., over 60% of the students who attend Princeton get financial aid, and it is all in the form of grants, not loans, so students are able to graduate debt-free, if they wish.Allow me to list a couple of other examples of “unsustained” items, to zero-in on what “unsustainable” might more accurately mean.So far, groundskeepers are running the table.I think those who use this term (and similarly, “unsustainable”) use it strategically because it implies a perpetrator (greedy publishers), a victim (librarians and their scholars), and allows one to make a call of collection action (support open access).
This might include worker treatment and labor issues in upstream resource industries, fair allocation of revenues and profits with supply chain partners or avoidance of the use of child labor or conflict minerals.The attributes outlined below are complimentary to classical and more detailed eco-design and sustainable strategies, as defined by Han Brezit, Martin Charter and many others.Issues such as aesthetics and obsolesce can also be important considerations.However, when I ask the students if they ever purchase products based on such schemes very few hands are raised.
Society can hardly be surprised if publishers see that as an opportunity to get free money; neither should publishers be surprised if society has other plans.I wouldn’t assume that technology is more influential than culture, or that newer technologies are less expensive or more sustainable than prior technologies (i.e., print). Those that use the term “unsustainable” with regard to library budgets are often, from my experience, looking at journal purchasing from the lens of the library itself. The units that took the biggest cuts were the non-academic areas. Sometimes these standards are in a codes of conduct or ILO standards and sometimes they are contained in third-party certification schemes.Some companies, particularly in the building and construction sector, also produce environmental product declarations (covering major life cycle impacts and other environmental data) and also health product declarations (providing ingredient/chemicals focused information). By making your home sustainable and eco-friendly, not only will you decrease your household’s ecological footprint, but you’ll also lower your energy and water bills, increase your savings and create a healthy environment for you and your family. Librarians or groundskeepers?”Agreed.
These large facilities are designed to keep materials at 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 consecutive days.For example, PLA, a popular biodegradable material for green companies, will only decompose into carbon dioxide and water in a controlled composting environment, not in a backyard composting arrangement, according to standards developed by the Biodegradable Products Institute.When it comes to biodegradable claims, the state is also out in front with regulations limiting the use of certain terms. Whatever cultural or technological norms dominate, the economics have to be in place for them to be sustained.On one point, I’d add that the pursuit of the OA model is partially because it does create cash flow almost immediately for publishers, as APCs are faster to come than subscription dollars. They could just as easily choose to build a less lavish rec center, spend less on groundskeeping, put off refurbishing the alumni club, or whatever. After all, terms like "biodegradable" are only meaningful if using them actually helps the environment. This is the fundamental breakdown in the economics of research publication. I view “unsustainable” as a return to a healthier market, uncomfortable as it may be for those who have a fond memory of the past.The mission of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is to advance scholarly publishing and communication, and the professional development of its members through education, collaboration, and networking.
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