The Roles of Librarians and Libraries Campaign as a Strategy for the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IV, April 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Roles of Librarians and Libraries Campaign as a Strategy for the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria

Ukubeyinje, Sandra Ejiro¹, Ejitagha Stella^2
1Library Department, College of Education, P.M.B 1251 Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
²Library Department, Delta State Polytechnic Otafe-Oghara, Nigeria

Abstract: – All over the world in 2015, countries adopted a set of goals to end Poverty protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for as part of a new sustainable development goals. Seventeen general goals for sustainable development were set up. Each goal has targets to be achieved over 15 years. For the goals to be achieved, governments, the private sector, civil society and people in general need to be committed. For any nation to develop, it needs to have and provide relevant, updated and adequate information on food security, democracy, health, education, gender equality etc. Libraries can provide such access to information that would enable people to live gainful lives. However, people need to be skilled at identifying, acquiring, organizing, offering for use and publicly preserving materials irrespective of the form in which it is packaged in such a way that when it is needed it can be found and put to use. The paper describes the importance of library campaign as a strategy for attainment of the SDG in Nigeria. In addition, the paper also examines the roles of librarians for ensuring the actualization of the sustainable development goals in the country.

Keywords: Library, Campaign, Development, Library, Nigeria, Sustainable.

I. INTRODUCTION

The problem of development has occupied the attention of scholars, activists, politicians, development workers, local and international organizations for many years with an increased tempo in the last decade. Though there are different perspectives to development, there is a general consensus that development will lead to good change manifested in increased capacity of people to have control over material assets, intellectual resources and ideology, and obtain physical necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter), employment, equality, participation in government, political and economic independence, adequate education, gender equality, sustainable development and peace. Information is a vital tool for development.

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