The role of Arab libraries in achieving sustainable development goals: towards a guide for information institutions in line with international efforts
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https://doi.org/10.70000/cj.2023.68.570Keywords:
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, libraries, Arab countriesAbstract
The study aims to develop a proposed vision for a guide to help libraries and information institutions participate in implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The study consists of three main sections.
The first section deals with the methodological introduction, which defines the nature of the research, its objectives, its problem, and the approach followed in solving the problems and questions of the study.
The second section deals with the theoretical framework of the study, and begins by clarifying the basic concepts related to the subject of the study. It addresses the definition of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, then discusses the current status of development plans in Arab countries, then discusses the role of libraries in achieving the sustainable development goals, and then reviews the international efforts of the international library community, represented by In efforts led by IFLA. Finally, the study reviews the efforts of Arab information institutions to participate in achieving the sustainable development goals.
The third section deals with the application and the basic product of the study, which is to develop a proposed vision for a guideline that libraries can rely on in order to have an effective role in sustainable development plans. These guidelines provide the methods that can be followed to prepare the plan for libraries and information institutions to participate in the state’s plan for sustainable development. The study concludes by reviewing the most important findings it reached with some recommendations that it believes are necessary and needed in the future.
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