Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

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Purpose: In this study, in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) declared
by the United Nations in 2000 and grouped under 17 main headings today, the 2022
Sustainable Development Monitoring Report of the European Union and the importance of
using information in achieving the universal gains desired to be achieved in the name of
sustainability in this report are discussed. It is aimed to draw the attention of information
science stakeholders on the subject by making a general association about the place of
libraries serving with the mission of combining information with the needy at the right time.
Method: In line with the purpose of the study, the global development goals pointed out in the
Sustainable Development Goals and the elements prioritized in the sub-goals are discussed in
the context of their convergence with knowledge. In the study, in which the aims and elements
related to the Sustainable Development Goals were associated with the identity of the
information center and the library through information, content analysis was made and the
description method was used.
Findings: As a result of the content analysis, all of the sub-objectives and priority areas of
the Sustainable Development Goals given in the European Union Sustainable Development
2022 Monitoring Report, which is accepted as the most important guiding resource in the
world in terms of sustainability, are directly or indirectly related to information, and
depending on this relationship, libraries also It has been determined that it can take an active
role in the realization of the goals.
Implications: In the study, in which a general evaluation is presented through a simple
association, it has been revealed that sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals can
be an extremely important opportunity in terms of social acceptance for libraries that are in
the process of transforming their service philosophy with the focus of today's changing
information and information source perception.
Originality: The study has a unique value in that it draws attention to the fact that
sustainability can be an opportunity for libraries through knowledge and effective use of
information, as well as bringing a first perspective to the relationship between sustainability,
which is one of the most important concepts of today, and information centers, which has not
yet been adequately addressed in the national literature.