IFLA is thrilled to bring a new perspective from its different regions to registered online attendees. The four Hubs around the World Library and Information Congress promote increased inclusion and participation from registered remote delegates.
The aim of conference hubs is to enable discussion among the delegates around topics of interest to all. The sessions provide an expert speaker to start the conversation followed by the opportunity for questions, conversation and sharing amongst those attending the sessions.
Where ?
The hubs sessions will take place online. You can access the links to each of the sessions through the conference digital platform (Swapcard).
Please check the hub button and see all the sessions available.
These sessions are reserved to all registered virtual delegates. Onsites delegates interested in the discussion can also join the sessions if they wish to.
A recording of the key speakers from each hub session will be added to the conference digital platform and be available on demand. If you miss one, you can catch up later.
Open to the world
One session from each hub will be open to the global library field to attend for free. If you are not a registered Congress delegate, you will need to register in advance for the open session you wish to attend. You can find more information on which sessions are open and how to register in the individual regional programmes below.
Programme
Schedule
Monday 21 August |
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| Region | Time Zone | Local Starting Time | Title of the session | Speakers |
| Asia Oceania | UTC + 05:30 | 10:30 AM IST | Cyber Security : Best Practices to Safeguard Digital Assets in Libraries | Major Vineet Kumar, Cyber Peace Foundation, India |
| North America | UTC – 05:00 | 12:00 PM CDT | Toward Guidelines for Library Services with Indigenous Peoples: North American Perspectives | George Gottschalk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sandy Littletree, University of Washington Raj Kumar Bhardwaj, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi Lorisia MacLeod, The Alberta Library Allison Waukau, Hennepin County Library Loriene Roy, The University of Texas at Austin |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | UTC + 02:00 | 13:00 PM SATS | Innovation and cross-sectoral collaboration of LIS service providers | Mohamed Ismail, UKS – Ndende Technologies |
| Middle East and North Africa | UTC + 03:00 | 5:00 PM AST | MENA region libraries’ role in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Stephane Ipert, Qatar National Library
Dr. Alwaleed Alkhaja, Qatar National Library |
Tuesday 22 August |
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| Region | Time Zone | Local StartingTime | Title of the session | Speakers |
| Asia Oceania | UTC + 05:30 | 10:30 AM IST | Physical & Digital Preservation and Disaster Management in Libraries | Dr Heather Brown, Librarian, Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) |
| North America | UTC – 05:00 | 12:00 PM CDT | International Cooperation on Strategic Projects and Initiatives During a Time of Global Instability | Olga Makarova, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nathaniel Brunt, University of Victoria |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | UTC + 02:00 | 10:00 AM SATS | Developing solutions for working seascapes that address multiple SDGs | Dhaya Sewduth, Lifesaving South Africa |
Wednesday 23 August |
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| Region | Time Zone | Local Starting Time | Title of the session | Speakers |
| Asia Oceania | UTC + 05:30 | 10:30 AM IST | Reaching the Unreachable : Inclusive Library Services for People with Special Needs | Mr Dipendra Manocha, DAISY Consortium |
| North America | UTC – 05:00 | 12:00 PM CDT | Internationalizing the LIS Curriculum | Steve W. Witt, Unversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hermina G.B. Anghelescu, Wayne State University Nadia Caidi, University of Toronto Dick Kawooya, Unversity of South Carolina Ellen Knutson, Unversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and North Carolina Central University |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | UTC + 02:00 | 10:00 AM SATS | Teaching and Learning spaces and educators – leaving no one behind | Pintias Nkuna, ARCSWiD- The Advocacy & Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities
Sophy Mabaso, ARCSWiD- The Advocacy & Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities |
Thursday 24 August |
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| Region | Time Zone | Local Starting Time | Title of the session | Speakers |
| Asia Oceania | UTC + 05:30 | 10:30 AM IST | Strengthening Library Networking and Resource Sharing for Global Users : Role of DELNET | |
| North America | UTC – 05:00 | 12:00 PM CDT | Generative AI for Library and Information Professionals: North American Voices in Developing an IFLA Resource | Tienya Smith, Queens Public Library
Nicole Coleman, Stanford University Alex (Elisandro) Cabada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | UTC +02:00 | 10:00 AM SATS | IFLA Work experience: African perspective of IFLA ACTIVITIES Library and Information Services, The Oracle speaks | Dr Kay Raseroka |
Hubs organizers
- DELNET-Developing Library Network, New Delhi, India
- Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana (IL), United States of America
- Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar
- University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
