(14 Apr 2023) Ruth Pagell and her colleague Barbie Keiser decided to build on their interest in SDGs to present an in-depth report that highlights ways the scholarly community (publishers, educational institutions, international and regional organizations, and libraries) participates in sustainable development activities The chapter covers:
- Researching SDGs, including data and their sources
- Publishers’ and information vendors’ take on SDGs
- Institutions of higher learning.
- Educating for sustainability
- Sustainable development goals and libraries
- Recommendations for progress
- Bibliography
Exemplary practices are featured including the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Research Bridge and Singapore Management University’s collaborative workshop with Library Association of Singapore, and Taylor and Francis.
Read the entire article for more examples of initiatives taken by individual organizations and the many national and international institutions that are promoting SDGs.
The report is published in The Library and Book Trade Almanac, a hard-cover book that is a primary source of library data and statistics for libraries in the U.S. Each edition begins with “reports from the field.”
Citation: Keiser, B. & Pagell, R. (2022). SDGs and the scholarly community, in Bayer K. ed. Library and Book Trade Almanac, 67th ed. Information Today, Inc. Pgs. 23 – 47
