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Invitation to submit proposal to IFLA WLIC 2025, titled "Future Ready Libraries: Integrating AI in Information Literacy"

  • 1.  Invitation to submit proposal to IFLA WLIC 2025, titled "Future Ready Libraries: Integrating AI in Information Literacy"

    Posted Mar 21, 2025 12:30 PM
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    From: Mega Subramaniam <mmsubram@umd.edu>
    Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
    Subject: Invitation to submit proposal to IFLA WLIC 2025, titled "Future Ready Libraries: Integrating AI in Information Literacy"
    To: <JESSE@lists.wayne.edu>


    [EXTERNAL]

    Dear colleagues,
    We are excited to invite proposal submissions for our upcoming open session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2025, titled "Future Ready Libraries: Integrating AI in Information Literacy." This session aims to explore innovative approaches for embedding artificial intelligence into information literacy practices. IFLA World Library and Information Congress will be in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 18-22 August 2025. 
    We encourage submissions from educators, librarians, and researchers who are pioneering AI applications in the library and information landscape. Your insights and experiences can shape the future of how we integrate technology in empowering knowledge societies.
    Important Dates:
    • March 31, 2025: Deadline for submission of proposal abstracts
    • May 1, 2025: Presenters will be notified about the decision
    • July 15, 2025: Presentation slides in English due, preferably with paper (in any IFLA language) to be published in the IFLA Repository
    For more details and the submission link, visit our call for papers.
    Join us in exploring the intersection of technology and literacy.
    Mega
    (On behalf of IFLA's Information Literacy Section)

    Mega Subramaniam, Ph.D.  
    Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty
    (she/her/hers)
    University of Maryland | College of Information (INFO)
    4161 Fieldhouse Drive (Patuxent Building) | Room 2109E | College Park, MD 20742
    http://www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~mmsubram/ 
    mmsubram@umd.edu 
    @megasubramaniam.bsky.social
    301-405-3406







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