How digital information services can reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Online Information Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-506

  Chowdhury, Gobinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Digital libraries; Environmental management; Green information and communication technologies; Green information retrieval; Green information services; University libraries

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE DATA; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DIGITAL INFORMATION; DIGITAL INFORMATION RESOURCES; DOCUMENT ANALYSIS; GHG EMISSION; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL CALCULATIONS; NEW ZEALAND; RESEARCH ISSUES; UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES;

CLOUD COMPUTING; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84865462615     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684521211254022     Document Type: Article

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