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We are committed to:

• supporting and adhering to via our ways of working and through our service provision.
• reviewing systems, services and facilities regularly, exploring ways of improving sustainability wherever possible.
• utilising nationally negotiated purchasing schemes and frameworks for cost effective acquisition of resources.
• participating in reciprocal inter-lending schemes with other libraries (national and international) assuring sustainable access to resources.
• capturing, preserving and maintaining access to research outputs and data deposits in support of Open Research practices.

What we are doing

• We signed up to the .
• We offer withdrawn book stock freely to users (where appropriate).
• We stopped covering our books in plastic.
• We reuse envelopes and stationery where possible.
• We recycle many different materials including paper, batteries, food, metal.
• Light motion sensors and LED lights are found throughout the library.
• We don’t provide paper receipts.
• We shut the building during University closure days to save on energy.
• We review stock stored offsite versus onsite to ensure in-demand material is locally held, reducing carbon emissions via transportation.
• We have a Switch Off policy when leaving an office.
• We have water fountains throughout the building.
• We promote services and resources to increase use and value for money.
• ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø theses are no longer stored in hard copy (e-versions only).
• We are a Committee Member of the .

How you can help

• Take care of print library books so they last longer. Each time a print book is borrowed it compared to purchasing the book.
• Bring your own reusable water bottle. You can refill it at one of our water fountains.
• Bring your own reusable cup with a lid for hot drinks from the Café.
• Print only the pages you need. Will a scan do instead? When printing is necessary, please print double sided.
• Enable power saving settings on your laptop.
• Switch off laptops / mobile devices when they are not in use.
• Unplug chargers from the mains socket when devices are fully charged or disconnected.
• Recycle paper, plastic, cardboard, and drinks cans at the waste points located through the library. Put the waste in the correct bin – please don’t contaminate recycling with wet or unsuitable waste.
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