Since the beginning of the 1990s, libraries have been undertaking a number of activities aimed at minimizing their negative impact on the environment. Those that show such activity are called ‘green libraries’. This term appears in scientific, professional and popular science literature, but its definitions are vague and ambiguous. A preliminary analysis of the content of publications dealing with the issue of green libraries shows a modest representation of theoretical and synthetic texts. This article aims to fill this gap. It has three goals: (1) clarification of the term ‘green library’, (2) conceptualization of the term ‘green librarianship’ and (3) determination of ‘green librarianship’ areas. To achieve them, first, an analysis of the environmental discourse on green libraries and green librarianship in library science literature was performed to abstract green library indicators. Then, these indicators were verified. The selection of the sample for research was deliberate. The materials were collected using the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) bibliographic and abstract database. As a result, the number of green library indicators has been extended, which has made it possible to clarify the definition of this term. The definition of ‘green librarianship’ was then formulated, and the areas of green librarianship were indicated. Conceptualization of the terms ‘green library’ and ‘green librarianship’ constitutes the value of this article. The practical implication of the study is the expansion of the number of green library indicators. These indicators can be used to develop a codebook for the content analysis of documents in the discussed area. This article may also contribute to the development of methods for the evaluation of activities and development of green libraries.

自1990年代初以来，图书馆一直在开展许多活动，以最大程度地减少其对环境的负面影响。显示此类活动的活动称为“绿色图书馆”。该术语出现在科学，专业和通俗科学文献中，但其定义含糊不清。对涉及绿色图书馆问题的出版物的内容进行的初步分析显示，理论和合成文本的显示不多。本文旨在填补这一空白。它具有三个目标：（1）澄清“绿色图书馆”一词；（2）概念化“绿色图书馆员”一词；（3）确定“绿色图书馆员”领域。要实现它们，首先，对图书馆学文献中有关绿色图书馆和绿色图书馆员的环境论述进行了分析，以提取绿色图书馆指标。然后，对这些指标进行了验证。研究样本的选择是有意的。这些材料是使用图书馆，信息科学与技术摘要（LISTA）书目和摘要数据库收集的。结果，绿色图书馆指标的数量得到了扩展，这使得澄清该术语的定义成为可能。然后制定了“绿色图书馆学”的定义，并指出了绿色图书馆学的领域。术语“绿色图书馆”和“绿色图书馆员”的概念化构成了本文的价值。该研究的实际意义是扩大绿色图书馆指标的数量。这些指标可用于开发用于讨论区域中文档内容分析的密码本。本文还可能有助于评估活动和开发绿色图书馆的方法。