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Item type: Item , Breathe... and take your time. How a scientific library opens to local community adopting Slow Librarianship principles(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-03) Mazza, Debora; Carrara, Gabriela; Marzocchi, Stefania; Mangiaracina, SilvanaThe Dario Nobili Library (BDN) is a research library located in the Bologna campus of the National Research Council, the largest public research institution in Italy. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a decline in trust in science and the spread of misinformation, created a growing disconnection between society and science. As a public and scientific library, BDN felt a duty to step in and “taking slow” by following the concept of slow librarianship brought up by Julia Glassman, which invited librarians to “slow down, to notice and reflect, to focus more on being true to our values than innovating, to build relationships, to really listen”. The BDN wanted to focus on human connection. Thanks to funding from the Ministry of Culture, we began purchasing paper books -nonfiction, novels, science fiction, and comics, suitable for the public - and made them available for loan. To highlight the collection, the "Slow Science" initiative has been launched, to create a place where people and scientists can sit down together to discuss scientific topics. We demonstrate how librarians are applying "Slow" principles to reconnect society with the scientific community, recognizing the library as a place for retrieving reliable scientific information. #scientific information #community engagement #critical information literacy #slow librarianship #slow scienceItem type: Item , From Citations to Decisions: AI-driven Citation Analysis for Transforming Library Collection Strategies(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-03) Romero, Lisa; Park, SarahLibraries face growing challenges in meeting evolving user needs due to constrained collection budgets and rapidly changing technologies. As a result, librarians must be more strategic in their collection development and assessment practices to determine which materials best meet user needs. Standardized metrics such as usage, search, and turnaways counters are used to determine critical decisions, but often provide limited insights. More robust approaches, such as citation analysis, can provide a deeper understanding but are often labor-intensive and difficult to scale. Using ten years of citation data, this paper presents an AI-assisted methodology for collection management. The approach identifies not only which resources are used, but also trends in how and what types of materials are cited in a discipline. By integrating AI into the analytical workflow, the method significantly accelerates processing while maintaining high accuracy (97.16%). The project demonstrates how libraries can strategically adopt AI to advance practical, scalable, evidence-based decision-making. This study also highlights a way to transform budgetary and technological challenges into opportunities for innovation, enabling libraries to manage collections more effectively to meet user needs and to advance their evolving role in research support.Item type: Item , Building Digital Resilience in the AI Era: Safeguarding Knowledge through Cybersecurity, Privacy, IP & AI Ethics - Taiwan’s CYUT Pioneering Model in University Libraries(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-03) Tsao, Shu-ChuanIn response to the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and evolving digital risks, Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT) has established a comprehensive digital resilience framework through the Poding Memorial Library and Information Services (PMLIS), integrating cybersecurity, privacy protection, intellectual property (IP) rights, AI governance, and inclusive learning. CYUT aligns with ISO 27001, BS 10012, and Taiwan’s Cyber Security and Personal Data Management Framework for the Educational System, strengthening data integrity, privacy protection, and resilience against emerging cyber threats. Building on this foundation, PMLIS advances university-wide AI governance through an AI Steering Committee, generative AI guidelines, AI-enabled services, and education in AI literacy, academic ethics, information security, personal data protection, and IP rights. Secure cloud-based library automation through OCLC WorldShare Management Services (WMS), together with the CYUT Institutional Repository, advances Open Science and safeguards scholarly knowledge. Complementing digital resilience, inclusive facilities—including prayer spaces and accessible infrastructure—promote equitable access to learning. Together, these initiatives demonstrate how academic libraries can build a resilient, ethical, and trusted academic ecosystem in the AI era.Item type: Item , Can Reading a Comic Help You Learn? A Systematic Literature Review(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-03) Evans, Sarah; Smith, Daniella; Wilson-Youngblood, Audrey; Inamullah, Hanif; Kathleen DangOver the last 20 years, staff in public and school libraries in the United States have been vocal advocates for children and adolescents who want to read graphic novels and comics. Librarians and educators need more readily accessible empirical evidence on the impact of reading comics from applied research. Our team is conducting a systematic review of research studies that measure learning outcomes from comics-based educational interventions. Initial keyword searches returned 21,891 results. Removing duplicates and further filtering resulted in a data set of 7,976 articles. Team members screened these article abstracts and found 230 relevant references from multiple disciplines. The publication years of the articles range from 1999 to 2026. The number of published articles jumped from 14 in 2022 to 26 in 2023, followed by 24 in 2024, and 25 in 2025. WordStat was used to identify thematic patterns in keywords and to perform a hierarchical cluster analysis based on association strength, resulting in a dendrogram with 13 thematic clusters. In the coming months, the team will review the full text of these 230 articles to draw connections and conclusions about the impact of comics on learning skills and concepts.Item type: Item , IFLA in 70 Scatti: Culture, tradizioni e biblioteche a confronto / IFLA in 70 images: Comparing cultures, traditions and libraries(AIB Sezione Campania, Roma, 2010-04-07) Bonani, Vittoria; Leone, Wilma; Vitale, Anna Maria; Bonani, Vittoria; Guerrini, Mauro; Costa, Anne Maree; Guerrini, Mauro; Vitale, Anna Maria"Seventy photographs documenting IFLA WLIC 2009 in Milan, Italy. The five-day encounter, full of meetings, discussions and the sharing of information between librarians coming from all continents, is once again testimony of how through the universal interest for books and libraries, differences are dissolved and a multicultural collaboration is formed. The photographs are the result of passion and labours of love, and I want to express the joy of the many colleagues from all over the world that came together for this encounter. The photos being close-ups of groups, have been put in order of sequence to portray the aspects, structure and services of the event, but above all, to also portray the diversity of the African and the Asian participants whose colours have made an everlasting impression on my mind." Vittoria Bonani, President AIB – Campania Division