By Priscilla Pun, University of Macau Library, Officer of the IFLA ENSULIB Presented at the ENSULIB Satellite Meeting in Cork, Ireland, July 2022

1. IFLA/ENSULIB presents
Building Sustainability and Open Science
in Academic Libraries Through Alliances:
The case of Macao SAR
Priscilla Pun
IFLA WLIC 2022, Satellite Meeting, Cork, Ireland, 22-23 July 2022
ENSULIB, Management and Marketing, Preservation and Conservation Sections

2. Hello!
Building Sustainability and Open Science in Academic Libraries
Through Alliances: The case of Macao SAR
IFLA Satellite Event: "Inspired and Engaged on Sustainability“
Priscilla Pun
University of Macau Library | Officer of the IFLA ENSULIB
University College Cork Library, Ireland
22nd–23rd , July 2022

3. The greatest threat to our planet is the
belief that someone else will save it.
– Robert Swan

4. Contents
o Sustainability in Libraries
o Library Alliances of Macao SAR
o Open Science for Sustainability and Roles of Libraries
o Open Science in Libraries of Macao SAR
o Opportunities and Challenges
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Sustainability in Libraries

6. Sustainability
1830s
Sustainability has
been used in various
ways
1980s
The property of
being
environmentally
sustainable
1990s
The triple bottom line (TBL)
framework: social,
environmental and economic
dimensions
Sustainable development is “development that meets the needs and aspirations of the present generation
without destroying the resources needed for future generations to meet their needs.”
-- Keeble, Brian R. (1988) The Brundtland report: ‘Our common future’

7. TBLFramework for Sustainability
People
Planet
Profits
The 17 UN SDGs to transform our world
set up in 2015 and to be achieved by 2030
Source: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2016-06-14-how-food-
connects-all-the-sdgs.html

8. Sustainability in Libraries
ALA identified sustainability as a major national trend in 2018
and defined three roles for ALA and its member libraries to serve.
IFLA ENSULIB Section has adopted the TBL framework as the main concept to
develop its definition of a green library and update it’s evaluation criteria for
the IFLA Green Library Award in 2022.
1st Role: Inspiration and
Catalyst
2nd Role: Conveners and
Connectors
3rd Role: Contributors to
Community Resilience

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Library Alliances of Macao SAR

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Macao Special Administrative Region
Area: ~33 km2
Population: ~680,000
Economy: Tourism
Density: 21,000 ppl/km2
Language: Chinese,
Portuguese,
English
Macao

11. Macau Academic Library Alliance

12. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Library Alliance

13. Two alliances focusing on Portuguese
and Chinese languages teaching and
learning resources

14. The 17 SDGs Wedding Cake

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Open Science for Sustainability
and Roles of Libraries

16. Open Science
Open science is knowledge, which includes code, data, scientific
outputs, results and publications, information and ideas (Vicente-Saez,
R., & Martinez-Fuentes, 2018).
The UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science was adopted
in November 2021.
It “takes into account academic freedom, gender-transformative
approaches and the specific challenges of scientists and other open
science actors in different countries and in particular in developing
countries, and contributes to reducing the digital, technological and
knowledge divides existing between and within countries.”

17. Roles of Libraries in Open Science
Ayris and Ignat (2018) defines the role of libraries in
the open science landscape by using the European
practice. Four roles/aspects for libraries are
identified, namely, open access and open access
publishing, research data management, E-
infrastructures, and citizen science.
 Open science accelerates the achievement of SDGs
 Libraries support and enhance open science for
sustainability in four aspects and more
 Library associations/alliances and their members
develop the three roles identified by ALA for
achieving the 17 SDGs at different levels

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Open Science in Libraries of
Macao SAR

19. Open Science in Libraries of Macao SAR
Open Access & Open Educational Resources on the shared platforms of Alliances
OA resources on the Internet—
• China-related books online, 16th to
early 20th centuries (collected by UM)
Library digitization projects—
• Cultural Study of Chinese Dragon Database (by UM)
• Over 2,000 ancient map related to Macao studies (by MUST)
• Recipes, manuscripts, books and publications about Macanese cuisine of the
culinary heritage (by IFTM)
OA publications from local Macao—
• Macaudata.com: about 1,000 publications sponsored by the Macao
Foundation.
• Created metadata for the 20,000 articles of the 56 major academic
journals published in Macao dating back to 1980s integrated onto the
platforms (by UM)
• OERs for teaching and learning of the Portuguese and Chinese
Languages

20. Open Science in Libraries of Macao SAR
Libraries could engage the community to promote and
advocate the open access publishing, as well as to
educate the citizens to contribute to science and
sustainability.
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Percentage of Open Access Output 2017-2021
Macao’s Scholarly Output in SDGs
Relative to the Worldwide Share 2012-2021

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Opportunities and Challenges

22. Opportunities
It is increasingly crucial to develop and enhance sustainability and open
science in libraries and the communities.
Library alliances/associations accelerate this process and benefit the
member libraries through effective collaboration and communication.
Challenges for Libraries
Common understanding of open science and its value;
Stable investments in open science infrastructure and services;
New skills and knowledge needed for the library staff;
Support from the library leadership and the authorities;
Legal issues and policies and so forth
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23. Hello!
Thank you
Contact email: nipun@um.edu.mo
Let’s bring people along with us
for sustainability