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Raising Truth Sleuths: Helping kids spot misinformation and disinformation about Parliament
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-24) Ivory, Christine
Children today navigate an online environment where misleading, inaccurate, and intentionally deceptive information is increasingly common. Truth Sleuths: Uncovering Misinformation and Disinformation About Parliament is a new interactive learning resource from the Parliament of Canada designed for learners aged 9–12 to help them identify reliable from unreliable content about Parliament and the legislative process and build early information evaluation skills. Through a game based investigation, students take on the role of "Truth Sleuths" tasked with researching a proposed law while encountering a mix of trustworthy, biased, and false sources. The resource introduces essential media literacy concepts including verifying sources, distinguishing fact from opinion, recognizing AI generated content, and cross checking information, within an engaging, accessible format suitable for diverse educational settings. A companion lesson plan and teacher guide support classroom integration and align with widely shared civic education outcomes across Canada. This presentation will demonstrate the game, outline the pedagogical approach behind its design, and discuss how tools like Truth Sleuths can strengthen civic literacy and help young people develop resilience against misinformation related to democratic institutions. It will also highlight opportunities for legislative libraries to work with educators to adapt similar approaches in their own outreach and learning programs.
Preserving Legislative History: The Use of Ontologies and Linked Open Data to Visualize the Work of Chilean Parliamentarians
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-24) Quiroz Ubierna, Ángela
Preserving collective memory is essential for strengthening legislative systems and avoiding the repetition of past mistakes. In this context, understanding the historical contributions of parliamentarians—both in legislative processes and cultural production - becomes particularly valuable. This paper presents an ongoing initiative at the Library of the National Congress of Chile aimed at enhancing access to and understanding of parliamentary work through the use of ontologies and linked open data. The project is based on interdisciplinary collaboration among librarians, historians, legal scholars, and other specialists, with the goal of making the work of Chilean parliamentarians more accessible to a broader audience. The initiative begins by integrating authority records for parliamentarians with their corresponding bibliographic records in the Horizonte Integrated Library System. Building on this foundation, an ontology is being developed to enable interoperability between these records and other institutional resources, including parliamentary activity and political history. Additionally, the project incorporates external linked data sources—such as Wikidata, the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and VIAF—to enrich and contextualize information about "parliamentarian-authors." By combining metadata integration, semantic technologies, and linked open data, this work contributes to the preservation and dissemination of Chile's legislative heritage while promoting greater public engagement with parliamentary history.
Why a Library? "When people still need water, food and shelter."
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-24) Kamakura, Sachiko; Kamada, Hitoshi
Repeated large-scale disasters in Japan—from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake to the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake—have revealed that library resilience in disaster contexts extends far beyond the physical recovery of facilities. Drawing on experiences in Japan and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, a UN-endorsed global plan, this poster proposes a three-dimensional resilience framework for libraries. Organizational Resilience concerns libraries' capacity to maintain and restore services during disasters, encompassing seismic preparedness, business continuity plans (BCPs), and disaster-response competencies among library staff. Cultural Resilience highlights libraries' role as "memory defense mechanisms"—rescuing damaged materials, building disaster archives, and transmitting community memory to future generations. Community Resilience positions libraries as anchor institutions that provide information access, psychological stability, and social connection during crises, functioning as safe public spaces and symbols of normalcy. This poster identifies systemic barriers in Japan: low BCP adoption; insufficient and unstable staffing of professional librarians; limited budgets for disaster preparedness; and the exclusion of libraries from legally designated public disaster-response institutions. Through cross-sector partnerships involving NGOs, publishers, and food-relief organizations, this poster presents practical strategies to address these structural challenges and offers a replicable model for the global library community.
Building Connections, Powering Transformation: Indonesia’s Community Literacy Volunteer Model (RELIMA)
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-23) Wijiastuti, Sadariyah Ariningrum
What does it take for a library to become a genuine center of community life? This question lies at the heart of IFLA Trend 7, which highlights a growing global demand for social connection. In resource-constrained settings where library infrastructure cannot reach every village or island, the answer may lie not in buildings or technology, but in people. Trusted community actors who connect residents, mobilize participation, and extend the library’s reach well beyond its physical walls. This paper presents RELIMA (Community Literacy Volunteers), a national program launched by the National Library of Indonesia in 2025, as a concrete and replicable response to IFLA Trend 7. In its inaugural cohort, 180 trained volunteers were deployed across 177 districts in 38 provinces from July to December 2025. Of these, 154 continued into 2026 and submitted reflective essays documenting their literacy program, roles, outcomes, community impact, and sustainability plans. Drawing on qualitative content analysis of 90 essays, this paper examines how RELIMA’s grassroots practices align with the six dimensions of IFLA Trend 7. Community network building (T7-6) was the dominant pattern, present in 62% of essays, followed by place-based program delivery (T7-1) at 22%. The analysis also reveals a significant gap: social cohesion (13%), intergenerational connection (12%), and the library as a third place (9%) are underrepresented, pointing to areas where LIS education and program design could offer stronger support. Through cases from Bali, Yogyakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, and West Nusa Tenggara, this paper shows that RELIMA volunteers do far more than facilitate reading. They rebuild social fabric, one community at a time. The model offers practical lessons for LIS educators and practitioners globally, and speaks directly to the theme of WLIC 2026: Libraries Powering Transformation.
Manga and Libraries: Bridging Popular Culture and Literacy Institutions in Indonesia
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2026-09-23) Wijiastuti, Sadariyah Ariningrum; Yodha, Muhammad Bagus
Indonesia is home to one of Southeast Asia’s largest manga and anime fan communities. For decades, titles such as Doraemon, Detective Conan, Naruto, and One Piece have shaped youth reading culture and fandom in different ways. Yet Indonesian libraries and cultural institutions have not fully recognized manga culture as part of contemporary literacy practices. This paper examines how libraries respond to manga fandom and youth readership in Indonesia, highlighting gaps in collections, access, and engagement programs, while exploring opportunities for libraries to connect with young readers through popular culture.