Description
As business schools expand their focus on sustainability, librarians can play a key role in connecting research discovery tools with accreditation and curriculum goals. At Western Michigan University, I’ve worked closely with faculty teaching sustainable business practices. I’ve seen the growing need to assess how faculty research aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly as part of the AACSB accreditation process and the incorporation of sustainability into strategic plans.
In this talk, I’ll share how I introduced the SDG mapping in Scopus to faculty preparing the Continuous Improvement Review Report. They’ve since incorporated these tools into their workflow for creating Table 9-1, which documents faculty engagement with the SDGs. I’ll demonstrate how librarians can use Scopus to help surface faculty publications related to sustainability and connect this data to both accreditation and institutional mission.
This example shows how business librarians can go beyond instruction and resource access to support strategic reporting in sustainability-focused programs.
Keywords
scopus, sdgs, aacsb, reporting
Event Type
Lightning Talk
Recommended Citation
Guth, LuMarie, "Sustainable Business, Sustainable Instruction: Using Scopus to Support AACSB SDG Reporting" (2025). Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS). 12.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mbls/2025/2025/12
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Sustainable Business, Sustainable Instruction: Using Scopus to Support AACSB SDG Reporting
As business schools expand their focus on sustainability, librarians can play a key role in connecting research discovery tools with accreditation and curriculum goals. At Western Michigan University, I’ve worked closely with faculty teaching sustainable business practices. I’ve seen the growing need to assess how faculty research aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly as part of the AACSB accreditation process and the incorporation of sustainability into strategic plans.
In this talk, I’ll share how I introduced the SDG mapping in Scopus to faculty preparing the Continuous Improvement Review Report. They’ve since incorporated these tools into their workflow for creating Table 9-1, which documents faculty engagement with the SDGs. I’ll demonstrate how librarians can use Scopus to help surface faculty publications related to sustainability and connect this data to both accreditation and institutional mission.
This example shows how business librarians can go beyond instruction and resource access to support strategic reporting in sustainability-focused programs.