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- Title
Seeing the forest: why publishers and readers need to take a fresh look at print and online publishing to create a sustainable information industry.
- Authors
CHRISTENSEN, KAREN; SIEVER, BILL
- Abstract
The emerging debate over whether print or online publishing is better for the environment is complicated by the fact that there is not yet a measurement system that publishers, readers, librarians and other interested parties can go by. Both mediums have their pros and cons. Paper is made from a renewable resource, but the supply chain involved in getting a book from printer to reader is extremely inefficient, both economically and in terms of climate impact. E-books and databases have a considerable environmental impact due to the way they are stored as well as the necessary electronics needed to access them, but professionals as well as the public often assume e-publications are better for the environment. The industry needs ways to quantify its ecological footprint before it can make informed decisions.
- Publication
Serials, 2010, Vol 23, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
0953-0460
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1629/2320