The Athropocene Epoch exhibition is open in RNPLS&T’s Reading Room for Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology (room 21) on June 30 through July 31, 2022.
The exhibition features the materials on the human impact on the planet appearance. In these publications, authors bring up sore spots of the human civilization in the early 21st century. Forest fires, floods, oil spills, ozone layer depletion, etc., are all the consequences of intensifying human activity. The materials on the display also cover discussions around the concept of “anthropocene”. Why this term make us revise the conventional idea of nature? Is there any chance to overcome apathy and helplessness associated with that talk of upcoming ecological crisis? The publications cover situations of environmental pollution, offer practical solutions to minimize negative impact of human activity and to preserve natural resources.
ElenaF.Bychkova, Head of the Group for the Development of Projects in the Field of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and Maria A.Klimova, Junior Researcher at the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, spoke at the round table with a report “Libraries and Sustainable Development: Projects of the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology 2022”.
Interactive Map “World Cultural and Natural Heritage”: new project by Russian National Library for Science and Technology was launched timed to the Night of Geography.
OnMarch 31, 2022, at A. M. Gorky Tver Regional Universal Scientific Library, online seminar with international participation “Partnership for development of technological patent and ecological Information divisions in regional libraries” took place.
RNPLS&T specialists of Ecology and Sustainable Development Group spoke at the seminar.
The book exhibition “Whythebatteriesarehazardous?” is open at the RNPLS&T’s Reading Room for Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology on March 31 — April 30, 2022.
The publications on display cover the issues of hazardous residential wastes: batteries and lighting devices, the types and classes of hazard of waste power supplies, and methods of waste disposal. You will learn why you should not throw batteries or accumulators out into garbage, how to collect them, how power elements are recycled, or who is in charge.
Interregional Festival of Multimedia Virtual Book Exhibitions "Live Ecologically!" (10/15/2021 – 12/15/2021) was held on the basis of the I. S. Nikitin Regional Universal Scientific Library, Voronezh, Russia. The works of the participants can be found here >>>>
OnJanuary 26, 2021, on Zoom platform, the webinar “The Power of Data to Advance the SDGs. The role of publishers to support the SDGs and examples from Elsevier”, organized by IFLA ENSULIB (Environment, Sustainability, and Libraries Section), was held.
Specialists of RNPLS&T International Cooperation Department and Ecology and Sustainable Development Group attended the webinar as observers.
IFLA Green Library Award 2022 calls for submission. Any type of Green Library or any outstanding Green Library Project may apply. Submit applications before 28 February 2022.
The book exhibition «Hydrobiology and aquatic ecology» is open in RNPLS&T in the room of Ecology and Priorities in Science and Technology (room 210) on December 22, 2021 - February 25, 2022. The exhibition covers the spectrum of issues on hydrological and hydrochemical characteristics of aquatic ecosystems, their structure and functioning, biological invasions, biodiversity, ecology, physiology and biochemistry of aquatic organisms, ecological monitoring and aquatic protection. The exhibition will be of interest to specialists in ecology, hydrobiology, oceanology, zoology, microbiology, and environmental disciplines.
On December 15, 2021, RNPLS&T held the webinar “Open way to “green” innovations” (experience of the State Patent Foundation Federal Service for Intellectual Property).
We invite you to participate in the webinar “Open way to “green” innovations” (experience of the State Patent Foundation Federal Service for Intellectual Property) to be held on December 15, 2021.