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 Director - Human Resources and Administration | |
 | · Marlene Roy Research and Learning Resources | |
 | · Stacy Matwick Information Centre Assistant | |
| · Karin Clegg Information Centre Assistant | |
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IISD Research Library
Connecting people to knowledge and ideas about sustainable development
What's new in the IISD Research Library?
International Day for Biological Diversity – May 22
The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the Earth Summit, as it is more widely known, saw world leaders come together and agree on a ... More+2 IISD Library-New Additions this Week
New materials on sustainable development research, knowledge, and innovation are continually being added to IISD’s library collection. Some of the topics of thi... MoreNew on the Reading Shelf
The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything / Stephen M. R. Covey with Rebecca R. Merrill. Free Press, 2006. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is th... 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, SD-Cite (http://sd-cite.iisd.org).
IISD's Research Library specifically locates, organizes and provides access to knowledge about:
- Sustainable development policy and its theoretical underpinnings
- General works on the relationship between environment and development
- Ecological and environmental economics
- Poverty links to environment
- Human development and well-being
- Biodiversity and conservation
- International sustainable development negotiations, regimes and decision-making
- Environmental governance and multilateral environmental agreements
- Energy and climate change policy
- Trade and foreign direct investment policy and links to sustainable development
- Natural resources management and policy
- Integrated assessment
- Measurement and indicators of sustainable development
- Environment and security
- Sustainable agriculture
- Watershed management and policy
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SD-Cite: IISD Research Library Database
Updated on a daily basis, this database contains thousands of print and electronic sources of information on sustainable development. Sources in this fully searchable database are classified according to the OECD Macrothesaurus and descriptors. -
GENERata: Knowledge for Future Generations
GENERata web-magazine keeps you up-to-date on sustainable development issues and insights from creative thinkers. It takes the best information and transforms it into knowledge, showcases ideas and captures the past to inform the future. -
Information and Reference Services
The IISD Research Library responds to inquiries about sustainable development policy and IISD’s programmatic work. As members of numerous networks, library staff can also direct inquirers to subject experts and other organizations. E-mail: library@iisd.ca