وعي العاملين في قطاع المكتبات و المراكز الثقافية بأهداف التنمية المستدامة 2030 و سبل تحقيقها

Abstract EN

The study aims to find out the extent of awareness among librarians and cultural centers' employees in the Sultanate of Oman of the sustainable development 2030 goals and means of achievement.

The study uses quantitative methods where questionnaires were distributed during a sustainable development 2030 awareness raising workshop.

The questionnaires were distributed to 47 participants before and after the workshop to measure the extent of their awareness of the sustainable development 2030 goals and means of achievement and their readiness to take new roles that contribute to its achievement.

The study yields a number of results, one of which is the existence of awareness among employees of cultural centers and librarians of sustainable development even before the workshop.

Even though 78.

7% of the participants are not aware of the sustainable development goals, 83% believe that libraries play a great role in its achievement before the workshop and 100% after the workshop.

Thus, the workshop has increased participants' belief that the activities and programs executed by the libraries greatly contribute to the achievement of goals.

Furthermore, 97.

9% of the librarians express a need to attend training courses that will qualify them to perform new roles in the achievement of sustainable development; all participants are fully ready to play their roles creatively.

The study recommends that the Omani Society for Libraries take the role of raising awareness of sustainable development goals and means of achievement among librarians and cultural centres' employees through the organization of training sessions and awareness raising workshops and familiarizing libraries with the International Advocacy Program presented by IFLA.