Práticas sustentáveis em uma biblioteca universitária: análise a partir do Plano de ação sustentável (PAS) da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

Abstract

In the face of the ongoing worldwide scarcity of natural resources, there is a noticeable emergence of various studies promoting sustainable practices. Through their contributions, these practices are expected to drive individuals, companies, institutions, and countries towards sustainability. The United Nations (UN) aims to outline actions and goals to create a sustainability agenda by 2030, with specific objectives of paramount importance to humanity. Brazil, as a signatory to the UN, follows this pattern, proposing environmental and educational awareness as a disseminator of these actions. Thus, through the Brazilian Government, the Sustainable Logistics Plan (SLP) and the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) were created to guide these sustainable actions. Higher education institutions have a commitment to fostering a sustainable culture that can leverage means contributing to development, utilizing teaching, research, extension, and management as tools. This study aims to analyze current and future sustainable practices of the Health Sciences Library (HSL) t athe Federal University of Ceará (UFC) based on the Sustainable Action Plan from the perspective of employees and collaborators. The goal is to examine the development of strategies adopted by two major groups: Sustainable Infrastructure (Water and Effluents; Energy and Waste) and Sustainable Services (Cleaning Services). The research is a basic study that adopted a qualitative and descriptive approach, including document analysis and field study to identify current and future sustainable practices. The information collected through questionnaires on Google Forms was tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel, statistically assessing the qualitative and quantitative variables of the process. It is expected that the obtained results will serve as parameters for sustainable development in various types of school, public, or university libraries, as sustainable practices are viable solutions from both ecological and financial perspectives.