If you want to go fast: walk alone, if you want to go far: walk together
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Date
2018-05-23
Authors
Bon, Ingrid
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7th International Conference on Emerging Global Trends in University Library Development (Library Connect 2018)
Abstract
The Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals offer big opportunities to
libraries and more specific to public libraries. Whether they are aware or not, public
libraries are supporting development goals in every country around the world.
This presentation will touch up on the timeline from start, year 2000 Millennium
Goals till year 2030 when the Agenda 2030 should be realized. It will show how IFLA
was speaking at the UN meeting but also the steps that have been taken into getting
libraries on the agenda, showing that libraries are agents and motors to change.
This valuable asset to society knows an infrastructure worldwide, a connected
library field, to work for a better world. Worldwide libraries contribute to help
people get connected to the internet and access the information they need.
Informed people are citizens that can make better decisions and deliver support
to an inclusive society.
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IFLA, Librarians, 17 Goals to transform our world
Citation
Bon, Ingrid. (2018) If you want to go fast: walk alone If you want to walk far: walk together. 7th International Conference on Emerging Global Trends in University Library Development (Library Connect 2018).