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Item SDGs corners of selected Academic Libraries in Accra: Nuggets for UniMAC-GIJ Library to engage clients(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-11-16) Nyantakyi-Baah, Lydia; Barfi, FaustinaThis poster presents the success stories, impact and way forward of SDGs corners of the Richard McMillan Library of UniMAC-Institute of Journalism and Methodist University Library, Accra Ghana. The SDGs corner is a joint project by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) which supports academic libraries to dedicate spaces to showcase publications on SDGs. The corners provide promotional materials, training, research support, outreach services and awareness on SDGs. There are dedicated shelves which showcase publications on SDGs such as newsletters, reports, magazines, posters created by students etc. Among the success stories are increased access to publications and research support on SDGs projects with lifelong learning, digital inclusion and literacy skills. As part of the corner’s activities at the Institute, press -cutting service of media and newspaper coverage on all SDGs such as health, governance, gender, environment (illegal mining), water and sanitation, climate actions and food security are indexed. This is a web-based directory that facilitates access to news report and information for teaching, research, and learning. It is an annotated bibliography that serves as a source of comprehensive reference on SDGs for student, faculty, media and other practitioners. The impactful nature of the corners on research and learning requires redesigning and painting.Item Sustainable digital data protection ecosystem for crises: UniMAC-GIJ Library system from a perspective(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-10-03) Barfi, Faustina; Mapulanga, Patrick; Nyantakyi-Baah, LydiaOne of the critical success factors of sustainable library management systems is the security of digital data. The volumes of data generated and shared call for protection, which serves as a roadmap to safeguard the data that connects people and technologies. The protection of these data comprises elements of network technologies, people, communities, operations, data, and rules that work together. The interconnected elements require librarians and other technical staff to work together to curate data. This study presents a digital data protection ecosystem guided by activity theory to safeguard databases, bibliographic records, patron records, research data, past questions, RSS feeds, records on donations and statistics, and other threats. The Koha library management system and the Dspace for the institutional repository are used to ensure optimum access and delivery of information as per the vision of the UniMAC-GIJ library. Nevertheless, escalating incidents of threats to digital data such as cybercrime, data infraction, identity theft, hacking, falsification, human error, natural disasters such as fire, flood, earthquake, climate change, and pandemics relinquish systems to lose data, fail, and lack trust. The UniMAC-GIJ Library practices authentication, remote backup at data centers, encryption, regular backup, and robust data recovery strategies as mechanisms to avert crises.