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National Libraries: An organisational Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment

Under review
Chenoweth, Bieser, Sahli et al.

The first organisational LCSA of three national libraries — environmental, economic and social impacts assessed together.

EnvironmentalEconomicSocial
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Does the digitalization of the book industry reduce its environmental impact?

Published
Sahli et al. · Cleaner and Responsible Consumption, 2026 · Open access

Combines life-cycle assessment with economic evidence — e-books cut emissions only if they genuinely replace print.

EnvironmentalEconomic
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Sustainability in Context: an evidence-based (digital) preservation lifecycle investigation

Published
Pennock, Sahli, Chenoweth · iPRES 2025

Introduces the LCSA approach for sustainable preservation across all three pillars.

EnvironmentalEconomicSocial
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Open by Design — how national libraries open heritage on Wikimedia Commons

Invited
Sahli, Bertacchini, Bieser · Wikimedia programme, Paper 1

How libraries enact a digitisation strategy through what they upload — and what that means for public value.

EconomicSocial
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From Digitization to Diffusion: evidence on the economic value of open cultural heritage

Under review
Sahli, Bieser, Chenoweth, Suckling et al. · Journal of Cultural Economics · Paper 2

Where library images travel across the open web — and what that openness is worth.

Economic
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The National Library 2050 — three future scenarios

In progress
ReVerDi consortium

Three strategic scenarios for the national library of the future, assessed for environmental impact, accessibility and cost.

EnvironmentalEconomicSocial

Newspapers physical vs. digital — a life-cycle assessment

In preparation
Suckling, Chenoweth, Bieser and the ReVerDi consortium

A detailed environmental life-cycle assessment of archiving newspapers physically versus digitally.

Environmental

Stock or Prompt — heritage image demand under generative AI

In progress
Sahli, Bertacchini · Wikimedia programme, Paper 3

Does demand for the real, authenticated heritage image hold once synthetic images become free?

Economic
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Understanding digitalization's environmental impact: why LCA is essential

Published
Bluhm, … Bieser, … · npj Climate Action, 2025

Why life-cycle assessment is essential for informed decisions on digitalisation.

Environmental
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Guidelines for assessing the ICT sector's direct energy use and climate impact

Published
Furberg, … Bieser, … Finnveden · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2026

Community guidelines for assessing the global ICT sector's direct energy use and climate impact.

Environmental
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