K.L. Mahawar
- Affiliation
- Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
- Department
- Professor
- Location
- India
K.L. Mahawar
1 article
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Weeding as a Sustainable Practice: Ethical Implications for Library Collection Management
Abstract: Libraries continually refine their collections to ensure they remain relevant, reliable, and representative of their users' needs. However, the process of weeding raises pressing ethical and environmental concerns. This study reframes weeding as a practice of ethical stewardship and sustainable collection management rather than a routine technical procedure. It introduces the Ethical-Sustainability Weeding Framework (ESWF), a conceptual model integrating ethical responsibility, Institutional transparency, and ecological accountability. The ESWF encompasses five …
Published in International Journal of Trends in Humanities · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 13–19 Read article