Information for Sustainable Development

G. G. Chowdhury is a Professor of Information Science in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Previously, he had held several senior academic positions including Professor and Head of Mathematics and Information Sciences, and as the Head of iSchool at Northumbria University and as a Professor and Director of Information and Knowledge Management at the University of Technology Sydney. Professor Chowdhury is a world-leading expert in digital libraries, cultural information management and sustainable information systems and services. He has published 16 books and over 160 research papers and has previously served as the European and Global Chair of the iSchools organisation.Sudatta Chowdhury is a Research Associate in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. Previously, she had held several academic and research positions at universities in the UK, Singapore and Australia. Her research focuses on information-seeking behaviour and human-centred challenges for access to information, including digital divide and digital and information skills. She has co-authored five books and several journal and conference papers and book chapters.

• Data, Information, People and SocietyInformation and the Sustainable Development GoalsSustainable Development Goals: Targets and IndicatorsData, Information and Progress in SDGsCapacity, Cooperation, and Sharing of Data for SDGsPeople and the SDGs: the Digital DividePeople and SDGs: Access to Data and Digital SkillsInformation Skills and the SDGs in Everyday LifeInformation, Education and Sustainable DevelopmentResearch and Development around the SDGsInformation Education, Research and Professional Developments around SDGs

This book is extremely comprehensive, well-organised and easy to follow. The descriptions are clear, and the checklists provided are useful. It is both timely and significant in an age when sustainable development goals are so essential. It is highly recommended to any information professional with a need to understand sustainable development goals and their measurement.