Librarian's Environmental Toolkit

SustainRT was created as a venue in which members exchange ideas and opportunities regarding sustainability in order to move toward a more equitable, healthy and economically viable society. The mission of the organization is to provide resources for the library community to support sustainability through curriculum development; collections; exhibits; events; advocacy, communication, library buildings and space design. SustainRT is open to all ALA members and will include both individual members and organizational members.

Professional association that bridges the gap between information science practice and research. In August 2025, the Special Libraries Association voted for dissolution as an organization and merge with ASIS&T. ASIS&T's special interest groups (SIGs) include Scientific and Technical Information and Health Informatics, both of which may be of interest to environmental librarians.

An international organization of individuals, organizations and institutions concerned with the development, maintenance and use of libraries of botanical and horticultural literature.

Facilitates the exchange of information in the geosciences through cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors, cartographers, educators, and information professionals.

IFLA’s Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section (ENSULIB) aim is to encourage librarians to inspire their communities into more environmentally sustainable way of action, by providing materials on green librarianship, giving voice to green librarians and library projects worldwide, leading by example, and offering a discussion forum.

Discussion group on LinkedIn for librarians interested in environmental sustainability.

The Agriculture Network Information Collaborative (AgNIC) is a voluntary alliance of members based on the concept of “centers of excellence”. The member institutions are dedicated to enhancing collective information and services among the members and their partners for all those seeking agricultural information over the Internet.

Subject specialists answer questions in all areas of science and technology and we maintain, service, and develop specialized collections of technical reports & standards.

The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States, with locations in Beltsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. It houses one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections and serves as the nexus for a national network of state land-grant and U.S. Department of Agriculture field libraries.

Access to information on water and agriculture, specifically the scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public policy issues related to water and agriculture.

The NIEHS Library manages information and knowledge to advance environmental health.

Links to the online catalog, digital collections, and other information for librarians.

The National Science Digital Library provides high quality online educational resources for teaching and learning, with current emphasis on the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines—both formal and informal, institutional and individual, in local, state, national, and international educational settings.

Has one of the largest environmental impact statements (EIS) collections in the country. Search NUCat using the keyword phrase "environmental impact statement" to browse the collection. Northwestern is currently cooperating with Google to digitize their EIS collection.

Formed from the merger of the four State Scientific Survey Libraries, the Illinois Natural History Survey Library, Illinois State Geological Survey Library, Illinois State Water Survey Library, and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Library. The combined library collection contains more than 58,000 cataloged titles and more than 94,000 items. In addition to the historical output of the State Scientific Surveys, collection coverage includes earth and environmental sciences, ecology, environmental education, environmental protection and conservation, pollution prevention, and natural history, and natural resources of all types with a focus on topics relevant to Illinois and the surrounding region.The library was closed in 2014 and the collections were transferred to the library at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Prairie Research Institute Librarian is clinical faculty at the University of Illinois Funk ACES Library.

Links to tools, publications, resource guides, and training developed by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI). TURI's library was closed when their librarian retired.

The EPA National Library Network provides access to information about the environment and related scientific, technical, management, and policy information.