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The IFLA Repository was established to collect and disseminate works by the global IFLA community. Here you can explore IFLA Standards, key publications, core documents and much more. Items in the repository are integrated with our main website, IFLA.org, as “Resources” and displayed in a separate Resources page of the website, as well as in relevant unit or topic pages.

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Doing More with One Librarian：How a Library Led, AI Augmented University History Gallery Became a Campus Showcase
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-16) Lin, Wen-Yau Cathy; Ho, Cheng-Hsing
This poster presents a transformative case of a university history gallery managed by a single librarian under the academic library, demonstrating how AI augmented collaboration enables sustainable, high-quality services centered on on-site visitor engagement. The gallery supports campus activities, alumni homecoming events, and international visitor programs, serving as an important cultural and reception space. To enhance service capacity and operational efficiency, the librarian strategically integrates digital AI tools, including AI voice guides to support guided and semi guided tours, real time temperature and humidity dashboards for facility and collection monitoring, and NotebookLM to assist with curatorial research, archival organization, and exhibition narrative development. These tools help reduce routine workload while strengthening professional interpretation and service consistency. Through this human centered, library led model, the gallery has evolved into a key campus showcase for outreach and cultural representation. Over the past five years, visitor numbers have increased by 48%, and guided tour sessions have grown by 174%, demonstrating the effectiveness of AI supported practices in expanding impact without increasing staffing. This case illustrates how libraries can transform services and strategies by augmenting professional expertise with AI to meet growing institutional and user demands.
AI for beginners
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-16) Dinger, Sarah
Some people are afraid of AI. As AI touches many aspects of everyday life it is of great social relevance to know the basics. But only few basic trainings for people without prior knowledge exist. We are bridging this gap by providing an easy-to-access workshop free of charge. The training is designed for senior citizens, as well as secondary schools and middle-aged-people. The low-threshold training tells about the origins and functioning of AI, legal and ethical problems in Germany and where AI appears in everyday life. It shall reduce anxiety, provide an overview and encourage participants to keep learning. The workshop was developed by the management of the library and takes place there regularly as well as in other locations. This has created many networking opportunities, for example with the Senior Forum and the adult education centre of the city of Kehl. Because of the constant updates in AI, the training is being continuously revised. A second training focusing on fake news has also emerged from this in the meantime. This training was honoured with the promotion prize as ‚library of the year 2025‘ from the National Association of Baden-Wuerttemberg of the German Library Association (dbv).
Libraries, Communities, and Policy Research: One Corner at a Time
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-16) Cortez, Jasmine James
In many communities, barriers such as geography, limited connectivity, and institutional access continue to restrict access to research. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Corner Program addresses these challenges by partnering with public, academic, and government libraries to provide free access to evidence-based policy research where it is needed most. Rather than viewing digital transformation as the sole pathway to access, the program demonstrates that library transformation is equally about advancing information equity through services designed around community needs. PIDS Corners complement digital initiatives such as the Institute’s Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines (SERP-P), creating hybrid pathways that combine print and digital access to socioeconomic research. This approach ensures that users can engage with policy knowledge through formats that are meaningful and accessible within their local contexts. PIDS Corners support students, educators, researchers, policymakers, and community members by providing free access to policy resources for learning, teaching, research, and evidence-informed decision-making. By reducing structural barriers to information, the program repositions libraries as localized knowledge hubs that foster lifelong learning, civic dialogue, and more informed and participatory communities.
Transforming Library Services for Graduate Students: A Focus on Research Data Services in U.S. Research Universities
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-16) Morikawa, Aiko
Graduate students' research support needs have diversified, particularly in research data services. This poster presents a website content analysis of 74 ARL-member research university libraries in the United States. Building upon a 2014 study, 126 service items were coded into seven service areas to examine current library services for graduate students. The findings reveal a notable transformation in academic library services. Among the seven service areas, Data Management (52.8%) and Data Services (51.7%) showed the highest average implementation rates, surpassing traditional service areas. Libraries are increasingly supporting multiple stages of the research data lifecycle through services such as data discovery and access, data analysis support, research data management platforms, guidance and consultation, and data sharing, publication, and reuse. Using an island-based visual map, this poster illustrates how research university libraries are expanding beyond traditional library services to provide comprehensive research data support. The findings offer practical insights for academic libraries seeking to strengthen graduate student support and develop research data services in an increasingly data-driven research environment.
Legislative Insights at a Glance: Advancing Data Visualization Services through Data+
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-16) Shim, Eunsol; Choi, Gayeon
In a rapidly changing information landscape, the National Assembly Library of Korea is redefining its strategic role by transforming traditional text-based legislative materials into data-driven visualization services. A flagship outcome of this shift is Data+, which improves the efficiency of information delivery by presenting policy issues and legislative agendas in an intuitive visual form. Data+ is an advanced model of the library's existing text-based legislative and legal information response service. It proactively identifies emerging issues by analyzing accumulated inquiry data and publishes them as legislative information reports that visualize policies, statistics, and legislation through infographics, charts, and graphs. Recent issues have addressed timely subjects such as the global security environment and AI innovation, building a repository of high-quality visual data valued for its precision and reliability. This poster presents the core workflow of Data+ along with its four key visualization strategies through examples of previously published issues of Data+—Map, Trend, Comparison, and Distribution—each designed to make complex policy data immediately actionable. Drawing on a quantitative analysis of reports by standing committee, policy topic, and country of reference, it demonstrates how structured visualization strengthens legislative insight and supports evidence-based decision-making for members of the National Assembly.