Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
11-5-2021
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Purpose: The study is on corporate social responsibility activities for public libraries engagement towards the actualization of sustainable development goals (SDGs): a survey of public libraries in south-east and south-south Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach: The survey design was adopted. Data were gathered through questionnaire. Population of study comprised of librarians working in the public libraries in south-east and south-south Nigeria. A total of 77 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings: The corporate social responsibilities that public libraries should participate in order to end poverty in present-day society include dissemination of timely agricultural information, business information, economic information services that are target-specific in different areas; provision of relevant information source and conducive environment for research to end hunger and achieved food security; partnership with health workers, stakeholders in the health sector and media houses to ensure optimal dissemination of health information to rural dwellers and promoting equitable quality education are the corporate social responsibility activities that public libraries should participate to contribute to actualization of sustainable development goals. Practical Implication: Library management should take pragmatic steps towards ensuring that there is intensive awareness campaign on various programmes and initiatives that libraries can participate towards contributing to actualization of sustainable development goals. Originality/value: This paper is of value to librarianship as a profession, it should provoke a new line of discourse in library professional or association meetings.