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Laura Barnes
Sustainability Information Curator
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Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC)
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I am a degreed librarian with extensive experience in providing information services to and curating information for pollution prevention technical assistance engineers and environmental scientists. From 2012-2019, I served as Executive Director of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable, a U.S. EPA-funded pollution prevention information center, where I developed information products for and facilitated networking and information sharing among pollution prevention technical assistance providers in the Great Lakes states. I also advised other centers in EPA’s P2Rx National Network on new ways to organize, gather, and share information. I founded and author the Environmental News Bits blog, have taught workshops on sustainability planning for businesses and organizations, and have published on the topic of sustainability in libraries. I hold a B.A. in History and M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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- Advisory Committee
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- English
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- Library
- Pollution Prevention
- Sustainability
- Safer Consumer Products
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Published Articles
- Barnes, Laura L. (2024) "Step Up Your Library's Green Programming." Illinois Library Association Reporter 42(1), 60-64. https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122285 ; https://www.ila.org/publications/ila-reporter/article/199/step-up-your-library-s-green-programming
- Barnes, Laura L. (2021). End-of-Life Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles: Selected References on Problem Scope, Regulatory Environment, and Circular Economy Opportunities. Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/110996).
- Meschewski, Elizabeth; Barnes, Laura L.; Dugard, Claire (2020). Contaminants of Emerging Concern Report [to the Illinois General Assembly]. Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106112)
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 October 14). "Libraries as Community Sustainability Leaders [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/12/02/libraries-as-community-sustainability-leaders/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117087
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 November 19). "A Brief Guide to Sustainability Planning for Libraries [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/11/19/a-brief-guide-to-sustainability-planning-for-libraries/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117086
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 October 28). "Sustainability and Library Programming [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/10/28/sustainability-and-library-programming/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117085.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 October 14). "Four Steps to Greener Purchasing [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/10/14/four-steps-to-greener-purchasing/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117084.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 September 30). "Six Steps to a More Efficient Building [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/09/30/six-steps-to-a-more-efficient-building/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117083.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2019 September 16). "Pollution Prevention Week, Libraries, and Sustainability [Blog post]". Retrieved from https://ilaconnecter.home.blog/2019/09/16/pollution-prevention-week-libraries-and-sustainability/ ; https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117082.
- Jacobson, Debra; Lindsey, Tim; Scrogum, Joy, and Barnes Laura L. (2019). Technology Diffusion and Pollution Prevention. Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/104722.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2018). Waste Reduction Policy Resources for Municipal and County Governments. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/102749.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2018). "Petite Perspectives: Three Small-Library Leaders Share Their Stories: Laura L. Barnes, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign." Illinois Library Association Reporter, June 2018, p. 16. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/100120)
- Li, Ruoxin, Laura L. Barnes, Melony Barrett, and Phyllis Bannon-Nilles (2018). Great Lakes Environmental and Economic Data Visualization Tool. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://guides.library.illinois.edu/tools-for-taps/data/glrppr-data-tool.
- Li, Ruoxin and Laura L. Barnes (2018). Using the Great Lakes Environmental and Economic Data Visualization Tool. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable http://hdl.handle.net/2142/100431.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2017). Tools for TAPs: Hands-on Activities. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/102175.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on U.S. EPA Region 5's Fabricated Metals Industry. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98907.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Wisconsin’s Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98906.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Ohio’s Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98905.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Minnesota’s Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98904.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Michigan’s Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98903.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Indiana’s Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/98902.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2017). Spotlight on Illinois’ Manufacturing Sector. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/95700.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis, Laura L. Barnes, and Suma Vangala (2016). The Economic and Environmental Impact of Great Lakes Manufacturing: Snapshot of Emissions, Pollution Prevention Practices, and Economic Impact Using Public Data. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90988.
- Bannon-Nilles, Phyllis and Laura L. Barnes (2015). Spotlight on U.S. EPA Region 5's Food Manufacturing and Processing Industry. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/88688.
- Barnes, Laura L. and Sowyma Anand (2015). Assessing the Information Needs of Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Providers in the Great Lakes Region. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/74806.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2015). Ammonia, Hydrochloric Acid, Hydrogen Sulfide, N-hexane, Nitric Compounds, and Sulfuric Acid in the Food Processing Industry. Champaign, IL : Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77867.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2012). "Green Buildings as Sustainability Education Tools." Library Hi Tech 30(3), 397-407. DOI: 10.1108/07378831211266546 (Full text available at http://hdl.handle.net/2142/34138).
- Barnes, Laura L. (2012). “Green Libraries Resource Guide.” In Greening Libraries (Antoinelli, M. and McCullough, M., eds), Los Angeles CA : Library Juice Press, 167-192.
- Barnes, Laura L. (2004-present). Environmental News Bits, [Online]. Available: http://envnewsbits.info.
Recent Activity
- Laura Barnes just published the new learning object Pilot Project: Chemical Waste Minimization in the Educational Laboratory: Final Report
- Laura Barnes just published the new learning object Incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness and Knowledge in a First-Semester Organic Chemistry Classroom
- Laura Barnes just published the new learning object Environmental Activities for the Classroom: Product Life-Cycle Analysis
- Laura Barnes just published the new learning object Environmental Activities for the Classroom: Product Life-Cycle Analysis