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Anne Goulding, Yasuyo Inoue and Suzana SukovicIntroducing IFLA's LIBTheory SectionFor everyone following IFLA's Congress in Busan online, a session presenting the work of the Library Theory and Research Section offers an opportunity to hear directly from IFLA volunteers and learn more about the...

Using Fiction Writing Workshops to Understand Everyday Experiences of Digital ExclusionMany people today experience forms of digital exclusion. There are persistent barriers that impact whether people can access, afford and confidently use digital technologies and the internet. These include the...

Linked data as a relationship engine for library researchWhat might we discover if we could explore a library collection not as a list of records, but as a network of relationships? Linked data is often discussed as infrastructure: identifiers, vocabularies, triples and endpoints working behind...

Stay Smart Online: Helping older Australians spot misinformation and find factsThe internet, social media and generative artificial intelligence (AI) have upended the information ecosystem, allowing anyone with a digital device and an internet connection to instantly publish to the world with few...

Beyond Engagement: Designing Narrative Inquiry for Deep Reading in School LibrariesWhat if reading engagement isn't the destination, but the starting point? Every educator wants students to engage with reading. But engagement alone isn't enough. The deeper challenge is designing reading...

Jeffery Cruz  The Symposium Program Committee is delighted to announce Jeffery Cruz as our closing keynote address. Please read more about this keynote and our presenter Why research? Why now? The importance of research in a library career For many library and information professionals,...