Lovely to meet local information professionals, see some Kazakh dancing and hear some music, including v. cool throat singing (you may have heard similar recently from the Sardaukar in the Dune films) #WLIC25

Sunčica Ostoić of Zagreb Libraries, my neighbour at lunch, just won the networking game with these business cards #WLIC25

Insights about how effective different types of libraries are in different national systems, based on two #IFLA research projects repository.ifla.org/items/281674... #WLIC25 A clear 'stronger together' theme, at local, regional and national levels

Focus on partnerships & adapting to user needs, #WLIC25 session w/ President Vicki McDonald, ALA Presidents Sam Helmick/Maria McCauley, Rebecca Lawrence British Library, John Szabo LA Libraries, Dolores Carungui Philippines Nat. Library, & Juha Manninen Finnish Library Assoc.

Interesting talk from Stanford Center for Open Metadata openmetadata.stanford.edu & EBSCO, here're some of the orgs already with open (meta)data policies e.g. using CC0 #WLIC25

Interesting ideas from around the world at #WLIC25 sessions;
- library service "twinning"
- borrow & try ideas from others
- advocacy toolkits e.g. www.cilips.org.uk/reveal/
- offer membership to 'allied' professions like authors & poets

"although we have a new friend in AI tools, the heart of the library remains the librarian, with libraries the modern silk road sharing ideas across the world" Gulzan Irzhanova, WLIC 2025 National Committee Chair #IFLA #WLIC25 opening ceremony

One of the most trusted professions needs trustworthy tools. A snapshot of what the UK information profession thinks about AI, with Dr Andrew Cox #EthicalAI #AI #WLIC25 www.cilip.org.uk/news/news.as...

A slide saying “IFLA Public Library of the Year Awards 2025” with photos of the 3 shortlisted libraries in China, USA and Canada

A privilege to be representing the @ifla.org Public Library Section at the Baker and Tilly Public Library of the Year Awards at #WLIC25.

Sweden's New Law Requires Staffed School Libraries This Autumn | Sweden Herald When the autumn term gets underway, Sweden's pupils will have access to staffed school libraries

Great to hear Anaïs Cayzac tell #WLIC25 about #GreatSchoolLibraries www.greatschoollibraries.org.uk Note Sweden just mandated all schools to have a librarian... swedenherald.com/article/swed...

A privilege to help host UK, Commonwealth, IFLA and Kazakh #WLIC25 attendees at the British Ambassador's residence up on the top floor - what a great way to start the conference and thanks to all those who made it possible #IFLA #CILIP 2025.ifla.org

I had middle seat
Lady let me have her window seat
And we struck up convo and then aisle lady joined in
And then i slept cos i always sleep on planes and they chatted the whole flight
And it was so wholesome 🥰
Antalya airport is sooo humid tho >.<
Got like a 4.5hr wait til flight to Astana ! #WLIC25

Home - IFLA | WLIC 2025 IFLA invites you to join the 89th World Library and Information Congress that will take place in the Congress Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan. It will be the

And we're off, heading to Astana today for @IFLA's #WLIC25, then some holiday in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Istanbul #IFLA #ClassicFamilyHolidays 2025.ifla.org

IFLA WLIC 2025 | OCLC OCLC to participate at the IFLA WLIC 2025

We kijken uit naar #IFLA #WLIC25 in Kazachstan! Van 18-22 augustus zijn we er met verhalen over hoe bibliotheken en OCLC samen bouwen aan de toekomst. Ga voor meer informatie naar de link hier ⤵️

IFLA WLIC 2025 | OCLC OCLC to participate at the IFLA WLIC 2025

Ga je in augustus naar de #IFLA #WLIC25? OCLC is er ook!
Op dinsdag 19 augustus organiseren we het OCLC Symposium over AI en linked data in bibliotheken. Neem een kijkje op onze website:

Conference Programme - IFLA | WLIC 2025 Conference Programme The Conference Programme is available in a single web application, the iPLANNER. All times are listed in the programme are in UTC+05:00. discover the online programme The Program…

For those considering coming to Astana in Kazakhstan for IFLA #WLIC25, the full programme's now up & CILIP members get a -25% discount 2025.ifla.org/home/confere..., with an informal 'caucus' for UK delegates evening of Sun 17 Aug, details TBC

We're delighted to be partnering with the Acquisition and Collection Development Section at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2025 to deliver a session on “Sustainable and Equitable Paths Toward Open Science and Scholarship”. More info soon! #ifla #wlic25

Home - IFLA | WLIC 2025 WLIC 2025 Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future Astana, Kazakhstan IFLA invites you to join the 89th World Library and Information Congress that will take place in the Congress Centre in Astana,…

Any UK delegates to IFLA's WLIC this August in Astana Kazakhstan, please arrive by the eve of Sun 17th for the 'UK Caucus', details to follow but probably just an informal get-together #WLIC25