The Social Responsibilities Round Table works to make ALA more democratic and to establish progressive priorities not only for the Association, but also for the entire profession. Concern for human and economic rights was an important element in the founding of SRRT and remains an urgent concern today. SRRT believes that libraries and librarians must recognize and help solve social problems and inequities in order to carry out their mandate to work for the common good and bolster democracy.
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Call for Chapter Proposals: Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development
Proposal Deadline: June 19, 2024
Submit Proposals here: https://forms.gle/vsZJTZNgnMXyhR217
You are invited to submit an abstract for a chapter in an upcoming edited book with the working title, Academic Libraries and Sustainable Development published by ACRL.
EDITED BY:
Wendy Pothier, University of New Hampshire & Ilana Stonebraker, Indiana University
OVERVIEW:
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), first adopted in 2012, have worked in tandem with worldwide climate concerns to alter the way we approach the environment, poverty, gender inequality, hunger, and worldwide trade. A decade into the implementation of sustainable development, sustainability has shifted the ways academic librarians view our work, changed what we teach, and how we partner.
At the academic level, sustainability has become a focal point, impacting accreditation processes, faculty governance through task forces and committees, and university-wide strategic planning efforts. Sustainability has transformed the majors offered at our institutions and the resources created by our publishing vendors. What role are librarians playing in these changes? How are academic librarians embracing sustainable development in their programming, teaching, operations, and in collections?
This book delves into the evolving role of librarians amidst these changes, exploring how academic librarians are embracing sustainability across programming, teaching methodologies, operational strategies, and collection development. Through the lens of the UN SDGs, it reflects on the past decade of implementation while projecting forward to the next, emphasizing the crucial role that librarians continue to play as partners and catalysts for progress
The book will be organized into four sections:
Section A: Library Organizations and Sustainable Development
Section B: The SDGs and Partnerships
Section C: The SDGs in Action: Practical Examples from Academic Libraries
Section D: Sustainability Progress Reports
We welcome proposals for a topic that does not fit within the categories described and encourage prospective authors to contact us with thoughts: acrlsustainabledevelopment@gmail.com Additional chapter call details available here.