Academic libraries and the actualisation of Sustainable Development Goals two, three and thirteen

IF 1.4 4区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science Pub Date : 2023-05-26 DOI:10.1177/09610006231174650

S. Bangani, Luyanda Dube

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Abstract

This paper reports on academic libraries’ Community Engagement (CE) initiatives in South Africa and outline their potential to contribute to the actualisation of three Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 2, 3 and 13). The research approach adopted was qualitative using online interviews with 20 heads of libraries in South Africa and eight online focus group discussions with library staff as data collection methods. It was found that South African academic libraries’ CE initiatives can be successfully mapped out against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The results showed that through CE, academic libraries in South Africa play a role in addressing hunger, improving health and well-being and contributing to climate action, among other SDGs. CE, therefore, can play a role in SDGs that fall outside of academic libraries’ traditional teaching, learning and research support role. These results will serve as a call for academic libraries to consider participating in CE in order to contribute to development areas that they do not normally contribute to directly. This study provides unique insights on the contribution of academic libraries to SDGs. As a recommendation, academic libraries should consider mapping their CE initiatives against the SDGs.

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学术图书馆与实现可持续发展目标2、3和13

本文报告了南非学术图书馆的社区参与（CE）倡议，并概述了它们为实现三个可持续发展目标（SDG 2、3和13）做出贡献的潜力。采用的研究方法是定性的，使用了对南非20位图书馆馆长的在线访谈和与图书馆工作人员的8次在线焦点小组讨论作为数据收集方法。研究发现，南非学术图书馆的CE举措可以根据可持续发展目标（SDG）成功制定。结果表明，通过CE，南非的学术图书馆在解决饥饿、改善健康和福祉以及促进气候行动等可持续发展目标方面发挥了作用。因此，行政长官可以在可持续发展目标中发挥作用，而这些作用不属于学术图书馆传统的教学、学习和研究支持作用。这些结果将呼吁学术图书馆考虑参与CE，以便为他们通常不会直接贡献的发展领域做出贡献。这项研究为学术图书馆对可持续发展目标的贡献提供了独特的见解。作为一项建议，学术图书馆应考虑将其CE举措与可持续发展目标相结合。

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Journal of Librarianship and Information Science INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Librarianship and Information Science is the peer-reviewed international quarterly journal for librarians, information scientists, specialists, managers and educators interested in keeping up to date with the most recent issues and developments in the field. The Journal provides a forumfor the publication of research and practical developments as well as for discussion papers and viewpoints on topical concerns in a profession facing many challenges.