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Thursday, 26 Feb.
(90 mins)
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No Library Too Small: The Power of a Strategic Plan
Amanda E. Standerfer, Founder & Lead Consultant, Fast Forward Libraries, USA
Discover a practical four-phase strategic planning framework - Spark, Learn, Dream, Do – designed to guide libraries through meaningful change. Handouts will be provided to help you apply the process directly to your own library's context.
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Thursday, 5 March
(90 mins)
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Digital Literacy & Pop-up Teaching
Jennifer Nardine, Asst Prof/Librarian/Coordinator of Int'l Outreach & Katlyn Griffin
Teaching & Learning Engagement Librarian, University Libraries at Virginia Tech, USA
Explore innovative "pop-up teaching" activities on digital literacy topics. Grounded in Virginia Tech's Digital Literacy framework, this webinar introduces key competency areas and offers adaptable examples for diverse learning contexts.
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Thursday, 12 March
(90 mins)
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Doing More With Less: Practical, No-Hype Approaches to AI in Libraries
Keren Moskal, Clinical Librarian, & Cassandra Gorton, Manager, Access & Discovery, Monash Health Library, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria, Australia
Participants will gain practical templates, examples, and immediate steps to support informed, sustainable AI use in library services-turning evaluations into teaching content, embedding everyday ethics, and managing expectations with clarity.
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Tue, 17 March
(60 mins)
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Internationally Available Open Tools for Business & Economics: Search Environments, Research Support, and Global Services via EconBiz provided by ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
Dr. Tamara Pianos, Head, Information Provision and Access, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, Germany
Learn how free resources- including EconBiz for global research, EconStor for open publications, the Open Economics Guide, and Intereconomics for accessible EU insights- along with expert chat support, can enrich study and teaching worldwide.
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Tue, 24 March
(60 mins)
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Unlocking World Bank Group Knowledge: Free Online Resources for Research & Learning
Devika McWalters, Publishing Officer, Marketing and Outreach Lead, Digital Publishing, World Bank Library
Discover the World Bank's open access initiatives and explore a suite of free resources designed for students, professors, and researchers.
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Thursday, 26 March
(90 mins)
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Beyond Discovery: How AI and other Technologies are Reshaping the Future of the Library Workforce
Nirmal Prabu, Director Tech Operations & Integration, Asia; Lecturer, Wee Kim Wee School of Information Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Library Consultant
Learn how AI is transforming library roles, reshaping tasks, and introducing new risks. With examples across academic, public, and school libraries, this session highlights what's changing, what's at stake, and how professionals can prepare while staying true to core values.
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Tue, 31 March
(90 mins)
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Practical Open Educational Strategies for LIS Professionals
Dr Adrian Stagg, Manager, Open Educational Practice, Library, University of Southern Queensland & Scout (Emilia) Bell, Manager, Research and Digital Services, Library Services, Murdoch University, Australia
Get introduced to two hands‑on approaches: the ecology of open educational practice for analyzing local enablers, barriers, and opportunities, and the OPEN framework (Objective, Purpose, Evidence, Narrative) for demonstrating the value of open education to stakeholders.
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Wed, 8 April
(90 mins)
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Studying Human Information Behaviour (HIB): Trends in Research Method, Ethics, and Insights from HIB Research
Dr. Nafiz Zaman Shuva, Assistant Professor, GLIS Studies, Queens College, City Univ. of NY, USA
Learn how HIB research shapes library practice through changing methods, ethical issues, and insights from diverse studies. This session shares lessons on surveys, interviews, and recruitment strategies, highlighting why HIB is essential for librarians.
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