REALIZING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH BORDERLESS LIBRARIES

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was birthed to consolidate on the gains of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which elapsed in 2015, To sustain the
achievements of the eight (8) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations
General Assembly developed 17 sustainable development goals (2015-2030) with 169
targets to be measured with indicators. This paper examined the place of border-less
libraries in realizing the sustainable goals. It defines sustainable development goals, enlist
the 17 goals and 169 targets and 3 indicators used to measure the progress of realizing the
goals. The concepts, components and place of border-less libraries for sustainable
development were reviewed. The paper concludes that with these advanced information
dissemination packages, border-less libraries can contribute effectively to the
actualization of the SDGs. It recommends among others that, if government must realize
her goals, then border-less libraries as an indispensable partner should be given adequate
attention.
Keywords: Realizing, Border-less, Sustainable Development Goals, MDGs, Libraries