“Ngā Reo o te Katoa | The voices of all.” The conference streams aim to embrace the diversity of our profession and the work that we do in academic libraries, offering the opportunity to educate by weaving an indigenisation thread through all streams.
The Guadalajara International Book Fair is the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. It is also an amazing cultural festival. The Fair is aimed at professionals and the general public alike, it is a cultural festival in which literature plays a major role, including a program where authors from all continents and languages participate, and a forum for the academic discussion of the major issues of our time.
“Sustainability and Empowerment.” Implementations of digital libraries and digital archives are no longer novelties, but familiar and accepted components of the information landscape providing a rich environment for evaluation of their actual and potential impact. This conference welcomes papers that explore the contribution that digital libraries and archives make to the sustainability and empowerment of communities, organisations and individuals, including the risks and barriers to achieving sustainability and empowerment goals.
“Courage in Action.” Programs include New Voices in Human Rights and International Law; Litigation in the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention; and Innovations in International Law Instructional Design.
“Artificial Intelligence in Library and Information Science: Exploring the Intersection.” Subthemes include AI Applications in Libraries and Information Centers and AI and Information Management.
LibLearnX will offer innovative session design concepts on the program to help attendees learn, network, and find solutions. Participants can expect a combination of different formats geared toward higher-level education conversation, hands-on interaction, and trend-scanning information.
The ARL DEI Institute aims to increase the capacity of participants to effect positive change with and within their respective communities through the acquisition and application of specific knowledge, awareness, and skills related to DEI, organizational development, and leadership. Hosted by the Indiana University Libraries Bloomington, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, and the UC San Diego Library.
“Transformation & Disruption.” Each day will cover a specific stream for discussion: Indigenous Knowledges, Greening Libraries, and AI and the Future of Technology.