UID:
almahu_9949744130402882
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 264 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781783306688 (ebook)
Content:
〈i〉Information for Sustainable Development〈/i〉 is a landmark publication that examines the perspectives, challenges and progress towards achieving the targets of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), through the lens of information science. Written by an author team with extensive experience in the research and practice of information and sustainability, the book provides a thorough introduction to the SDGs and the impact of information, data, people and society on measuring performance and assessing progress in achieving the SDG goals.〈br〉〈br〉Split into four distinct sections, the book provides an introduction to the landscape for information, data and metadata in the context of the SDGs, before exploring key topics such as: (1) how metadata is used in measuring progress and success, and the challenges and complexities of calculation methods and the interpretation of data; (2) digital literacy and the digital divide across different countries and regions, and how critical information skills are in achieving success in the SDGs; (3) specific human and social challenges associated with the SDGs; (4) education for sustainable development and the role of environmental literacy; (5) examination of the research and development in the information sector around green libraries, climate change and sustainability, including a proposed research and training framework for future information science research.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Apr 2024).
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Intro -- Title page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- About the Authors -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Data, Information, People and Society -- Introduction -- Information -- Data -- Data and information management -- People -- Information need -- Information seeking and information behaviour -- Information society, knowledge economy and knowledge society -- The human elements of a knowledge society and the SDGs -- About this book -- CHAPTER 2 Information and the Sustainable Development Goals -- Introduction -- Information and sustainable development -- Sustainable information systems -- Information for sustainability -- Creation and management of data related to the SDGs -- Metadata -- Metadata and SDGs -- Metadata terminology -- Metadata template for the SDG Indicators -- Additional metadata guidelines -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 Sustainable Development Goals: Targets and Indicators -- Introduction -- Links among the SDGs -- SDGs and Targets: measuring the success -- Qualitative data Indicators -- Indicators with indirect measures and assumed outcomes -- Some Indicators that require data creation to be initiated by the general public -- Some Indicators that are the measures of success of the data agencies -- Metadata and vocabulary for SDGs -- Summary -- CHAPTER 4 Data, Information and Progress in SDGs -- Introduction -- Metadata and the FAIR principles -- SDG Indicators and tiers -- Data collection and reporting -- Some examples of metadata for Indicators -- Measures of achievements in SDGs -- Progress in SDGs and data challenges -- SDG16.10 Access to information -- Indicator 17.6.1: Access to the internet -- Summary -- CHAPTER 5 Capacity, Co-operation and Sharing of Data for SDGs -- Introduction -- Data gaps -- Information infrastructure and data timeliness -- Data availability challenges: some examples -- SDG17 - Global partnership.
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Some examples of collaboration and resources -- Open SDG -- Summary -- CHAPTER 6 People and the SDGs: the Digital Divide -- Introduction -- Access to the internet and the digital divide -- The digital divide in the European Union -- The digital divide in the G20 countries -- The digital divide in the UK -- Digital carers -- Factors causing the digital divide -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7 People and the SDGs: Access to Data and Digital Skills -- Introduction -- Digital literacy and digital skills -- Digital skills and the SDGs -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8 Information Skills and the SDGs in Everyday Life -- Introduction -- Access to information and SDGs -- Information literacy -- Media and information literacy -- Information literacy, everyday life and the SDGs -- Information literacy and education (SDG4) -- Information literacy and health (SDG3) -- Information literacy and environment: environmental literacy -- Information literacy and employment (SDG8) -- Information literacy and society (SDG16) -- Summary -- CHAPTER 9 Information, Education and Sustainable Development -- Introduction -- Education, literacy and media literacy -- Education and training needs of people engaged in activities around the SDGs -- SDGs as part of formal education -- Education for sustainable development (ESD) -- ESD in school education -- ESD in higher education -- Sustainable development for lifelong learning -- ESD and learning institutions -- Lack of general awareness of SDGs -- LIS education for SDGs -- Summary -- CHAPTER 10 Research and Development Around the SDGs -- Introduction -- The overall SDG research landscape -- Research on ICTs and SDGs -- SDGS, ICTs and social responsibility: the digital humanism -- Continuing challenges -- Some positive developments -- Communications and education -- Summary.
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CHAPTER 11 Information Education, Research and Professional Developments Around SDGs -- Introduction -- Research on green and sustainable libraries -- Institutional and professional activities and initiatives -- Libraries and SDGs: the current state of awareness and initiatives -- Information science education for sustainable development -- Towards a roadmap -- Summary -- References -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781783306671
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781783306688/type/BOOK
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