ALA UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force

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https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2020.vol5.2.173

Abstract

This field report explores the recent planning and work underway by the American Library Association’s United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force.

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  • Robin Kear, University of Pittsburgh

    Robin Kear, Liaison Librarian, University of Pittsburgh. Robin served as an information services intern for the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya, and has taught in Vietnam and Kazakhstan. She is currently Secretary of the IFLA Social Sciences Library Section, chairing the ALA Conference Committee and serving on the ALA Center for the Future of Libraries Advisory Group.

  • Loida Garcia-Febo

    Loida García-Febo, Puerto Rican graduated in Business, with a Master's Degree in LIS. International Library Consultant, and President of the American Library Association, 2018-2019. At IFLA: Governing Board 2013-2017 and currently a member of the Management of Library Associations Section. At ALA: Chair, ALA UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

References

American Library Association (ALA). (2020). ALA Task Force on United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved November 11, 2020 from http://www.ala.org/aboutala/ala-task-force-united-nations-2030-sustainable-development-goals

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). (2017). IFLA Toolkit: Libraries, Development and the United Nations 2030 Agenda. Retrieved November 11, 2020 from https://www.ifla.org/publications/node/10156

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). (2018). The International Advocacy Programme (IAP). Retrieved November 11, 2020 from https://www.ifla.org/ldp/iap

United Nations. (2015). The Sustainable Development Agenda – United Nations Sustainable

Development. Retrieved November 11, 2020 from https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda/

United Nations. (2015). The Sustainable Development Goals – Goal 16: Promote Just,

Peaceful, and Inclusive societies. Retrieved November 11, 2020 from

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/peace-justice/.

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Published

2020-12-16

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020): Sustainability and Libraries

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ALA UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force. (2020). International Journal of Librarianship, 5(2), 94-97. https://doi.org/10.23974/ijol.2020.vol5.2.173