UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AND SGDs: THINK OF HUMANS, NOT USERS

Pensar en los humanos, no en los usuarios

Abstract

REBIUN's new strategic plan includes the goal of encouraging the contribution of university libraries to the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda, as it considers that it has a strategic scope due to improving the organisational legitimacy of libraries by connecting them more closely to the reality of sustainable development.  Nevertheless, it is difficult to notice the presence of university libraries in the goals and targets of the agenda.  This has led REBIUN to identify seven targets, corresponding to five SDGs, on which the contribution of university libraries could be oriented.  These seven targets point to the desirability of focusing this contribution on four areas of library activity: training and literacy activities, the procurement of goods and services, the bibliographic heritage management, and the promotion of open access. In addition, there is a clear need to develop indicators to measure this contribution.