Key Message

To make better decisions for tomorrow, it is critical that we effectively manage the wealth of sustainable development knowledge available today. As physical and virtual meeting places of the mind, cultural incubators and spaces for learning, libraries offer some essential ingredients for achieving sustainable development.

Team


Janice Gair· Janice Gair
Director - Human Resources and Administration
Marlene Roy· Marlene Roy
Research and Learning Resources
Stacy Matwick· Stacy Matwick
Information Centre Assistant
Tim Verry· Tim Verry
Information Centre Assistant

IISD Research Library

Connecting people to knowledge and ideas about sustainable development

What's new in the IISD Research Library?


  • Geography of Hope
    Global warming is re-configuring nature and creating conditions for catastrophic species extinction, especially when augmented by habitat destruction, invasiv... More

  • New on the Reading Shelf
    We’ve just added titles to New on the Reading Shelf.  For access to these and many other titles please see SD-Cite or contact Stacy Matwick.   More

  • World Environment Day - June 5, 2009
    The theme for 2009 World Environment Day is ‘Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change’. It reflects the urgency for nations to agree on... More











Tapping into our collective knowledge about people and nature reveals possibilities for a more sustainable future. Much of this knowledge can be found in various forms in print and electronic media, and sourced through the library's database. IISD's Research Library specifically locates, organizes and provides access to knowledge about:

SD-Cite, the library database, can be searched to find sustainable development information and knowledge kept in the library's print collection or on the World Wide Web.

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