Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal

Leonor Gaspar Pinto; Paula Alexandra Ochoa de Carvalho Telo

doi:10.1515/9783110608878-006

Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal

Leonor Gaspar Pinto, Paula Alexandra Ochoa de Carvalho Telo

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Abstract

Initiated in November 2016, the project Bibliotecas Publicas e Sustentabilidade: Recolha de Evidencias da Contribuicao para os ODS [Public Libraries and Sustainability: Gathering Evidence of Contribution to SDGs (Project PLS)] aims to develop a framework for evaluating public libraries’ contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tailor it to Portuguese public libraries. This chapter discusses the role of impact evaluation practices and competencies in the processes of gathering evidence and advocacy towards libraries’ contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda, focusing on the project’s first stages. After presenting the research background and general methodological frame, the relevant approaches, methods and tools for assessing libraries’ contribution to sustainable development (SD) are examined, particularly the impact evaluation perspective. The resulting Model for Evaluating Public Libraries’ Contribution to SDGs is discussed as well as the alignment process with SD goals and national priorities by using the SDG# Mapping Tool. Finally, some key aspects of the ongoing research are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Going green
Subtitle of host publication	Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services
Editors	Petra Hauke, Madeleine Charney, Harri Sahavirta
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	De Gruyter Saur
Pages	46-59
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-11-060887-8, 978-3-11-060599-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-11-060584-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110608878-006
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	IFLA World Library and Information Congress - Wrocław, Poland Duration: 19 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 Conference number: 83 https://2017.ifla.org

Publication series

Name	IFLA Publications
Publisher	De Gruyter Saur
Number	177
ISSN (Print)	0344-6891

Conference

Conference	IFLA World Library and Information Congress
Abbreviated title	IFLA WLIC 2017
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Wrocław
Period	19/08/17 → 25/08/17
Internet address	https://2017.ifla.org

Keywords

Environmental impact analysis
Portugal
Public libraries
Sustainable development

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Pinto, L. G., & Telo, P. A. O. D. C. (2018). Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal . In P. Hauke, M. Charney, & H. Sahavirta (Eds.), Going green: Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services (pp. 46-59). ( IFLA Publications; No. 177). De Gruyter Saur. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110608878-006

Pinto, Leonor Gaspar ; Telo, Paula Alexandra Ochoa de Carvalho. / Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals : Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal . Going green: Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services. editor / Petra Hauke ; Madeleine Charney ; Harri Sahavirta. Berlin : De Gruyter Saur, 2018. pp. 46-59 ( IFLA Publications; 177).

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Pinto, LG & Telo, PAODC 2018, Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal . in P Hauke, M Charney & H Sahavirta (eds), Going green: Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services. IFLA Publications, no. 177, De Gruyter Saur, Berlin, pp. 46-59, IFLA World Library and Information Congress, Wrocław, Poland, 19/08/17. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110608878-006

Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals : Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal . / Pinto, Leonor Gaspar ; Telo, Paula Alexandra Ochoa de Carvalho.

Going green: Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services. ed. / Petra Hauke; Madeleine Charney; Harri Sahavirta. Berlin : De Gruyter Saur, 2018. p. 46-59 ( IFLA Publications; No. 177).

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Pinto LG , Telo PAODC. Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal . In Hauke P, Charney M, Sahavirta H, editors, Going green: Implementing sustainable strategies in libraries around the world Buildings, Management, Programmes and Services. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur. 2018. p. 46-59. ( IFLA Publications; 177). doi: 10.1515/9783110608878-006

Public Libraries’ Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Practices in Portugal

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