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Item Minutes of Meeting: Education and Training Section, 9 June 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-09) IFLA Education and Training Section Standing CommitteeThe meeting of the IFLA Education and Training Section (SET), held via teleconference on 9 June 2025, included the welcome of new members, acknowledgements of outgoing and continuing members, and a tribute to former Chair Terry Weech. The section's goals and achievements were reviewed, including key projects such as BSLISE, the webinar series for Library and Information Science students, the Knowledge Management research project, and coordination of the commemorative book for SET's 50th anniversary. Preparations for the 2025 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Kazakhstan were also discussed, and the start of the officer election process for the 2025–2027 term was announced.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 23 April 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-04-21) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2025-04 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Cristina Roiu, Jingzhu Wei, Joyce Jelks, Petro Coreejes-Brink, Wei Peng. The number of attendees is 8. Minutes from the previous meeting were approved by Cristina and seconded by Petro. 2. Elections- completed, voting is closed. Results by mid-May. In June/July will look for new chair and officers. 3. WLIC 2025 Kazakhstan- section meeting on Sunday. 4. Open Session- Title: Uniting Knowledge by Tasting the Past: What Culinary Collections Reveal About Local History and Culture. 5. Satellite Meeting- “Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy” 11 submissions. 6. Webinars: - 24 April 2025, Jennifer Brannock - 20 May 2025, Jingzhu WeiItem Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 14 November 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-11-14) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2023-07 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee 14 November 2023, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Members present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Cristina Roiu, Laila Hussein Moustafa, Anna Petronella Coreejes-Brink, Yukiyo Hasegawa, Jingzhu Wei, Wei Peng. The number of attendees is 9. Approval of minutes from 14 September pending posting by Takashi. 2. Action Plan 2023–2025: Reviewed and approved by Division A Chair (Marion). 3. Upcoming Webinar: Focus on South Africa. Petro, Takashi, Jennifer, and Cherie will coordinate. Tentative date: Q1 2024. 4. Other: – President’s Meeting in Brisbane, 29 Sep–2 Oct 2024. – Guidance needed on difference between “meeting” and “conference.” – Members asked to send webinar ideas, events, and relevant publications to the committee.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 14 September 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-09-14) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2023-06 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee 14 September 2023, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom Attendance: 11 members present. Approval: Minutes from 20 August approved (Michell, Cristina). Leuven Satellite Meeting: Good attendance, some tech issues, excellent tours. Awaiting approvals to post materials. IFLA Open Session: Successful, 100+ attendees, positive feedback. Action Plan: Draft due 31 Oct. Includes webinars, satellite, outreach, resource sharing. Upcoming Activities: Plan webinars; satellite in Abu Dhabi (Michell to lead). Other: Website membership update needed.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 13 March 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-03-13) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2025-03 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Wednesday, 13 March 2025, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Cristina Roiu, Jingzhu Wei, Joyce Jelks, Michell J. Hackwelder, Petro Coreejes-Brink. The number of attendees is 8. 2. Election for the next section members: 16 people for 14 slots. Elections begin next week through 14 April. 3. WLIC 2025 Kazakhstan 4. Open Session in WLIC2025 approved: Uniting Knowledge by Tasting the Past: What Culinary Collections Reveal About Local History and Culture 5. Satellite Meeting in Kazakhstan: Call for Papers and Presentations: “Uniting Knowledge, Building the Future: Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy”. 6. The planning of Section Webinars and other activities: 24 April- Jennifer; TBD May- Jingzu Wei; TBD June- Cristina.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 12 February 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-02-12) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2025-02 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 11:00 PM-12:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Dragon Milošević, Wei Peng, Jingzhu Wei, Joyce Jelks, Petro Coreejes-Brink,. The number of attendees is 8. 2. Elections are ongoing. Takashi is waiting for an updated list from IFLA to see how many slots are still open. The nomination period ends on 24 February. The actual elections will take place in March/April. 3. IFLA approved of the LOCGEN satellite meeting. Call for papers should be sent out later this week. 4. Jennifer, Takash, Jingzhu Wei and Joyce will be attending WLIC. Dragan and Cherie have submitted a request for travel to their organizations. 5. Jennifer has scheduled a webinar for 19 April. 6. Jingzhu Wei has agreed to give a webinar but one has not been scheduled yet.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 28 May 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-05-28) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2024-02 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom. 1. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on 6 February. Takashi sending out minutes soon. Roll Call – Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Christina Roiu, Wei Peng, Joyce Jelks, Michell Hackwelder, Cristina Ioana Roiu, Yukiyo Hasegawa, Alexandra Clemence The number of attendees is 9.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 21 November 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-24) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2024-05 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee. Thursday, 21 November 2024, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom. 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Wei Peng, Joyce Jelks, Cristina Ioana Roiu, Yukiyo Hasegawa, Anna Petronella Coreejes-Brink, Cecilia Salvatore. The number of attendees is 9. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on September 19. Approved by Wei Peng, seconded by Cherie Bush. 2. Election for the next section members: Takashi heading up election process. 3. Report of IFLA Information Futures Summit in Brisbane 30 Sep-3 Oct: Takashi and Jingzu both attended. Jingzu presented a Ignite talk.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 6 February 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-02-06) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2024-01 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on 14 November (approved). 2. Roll Call – Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Christina Roiu, Petro Correjes- Brink, Dragan Milosevic, Wei Peng, Joyce Jelks The number of attendees is 8.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 11 July 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-07-11) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2024-03 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Thursday, 11 July 2024, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Christina Roiu, Wei Peng, Joyce Jelks, Michell Hackwelder, Yukiyo Hasegawa, Jingzhu Wei, Maj-Britt Markhouss, Dragan. The number of attendees is 11. 2. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on 28 May: Michell and Cristina approved and seconded. 3. IFLA Information Futures Summit: Takashi and Jingzhu will be attending and Jingzhu was elected as a speaker of the ignite talk. - Registration — IFLA 2024 - Travel to Brisbane with Qantas — IFLA 2024Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 7 January 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-06-03) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2025-01 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Michell Hackwelder, Wei Peng, Jingzhu Wei, Joyce Jelks. The number of attendees is 7. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on November 21. Michell H approved minutes from 21 November, Jennifer B seconded. 2. Takashi updated the group on the upcoming elections. 13 January begins the elections. 3. Cherie gave an update on the Satellite Meeting proposal. 4. Upcoming webinar: Introducing the Emerson History & Genealogy Center: An Exploration of Collection Moves, Genealogy Services, and a Memory Lab – IFLA.Item Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 19 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-09-16) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Standing Committee meeting 2024-04 Local History and Genealogy Section Standing Committee Thursday, 19 September 2024, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Tokyo Time (Japan). Via Zoom 1. Member present were: Cherie Bush, Takashi Nagatsuka, Jennifer Brannock, Lexi Clemence, Wei Peng, Joyce Jelks, Dragan. The number of attendees is 7. Approval of minutes of the section meeting on 11 July: Approval of minutes of previous meeting: Jennifer approved minutes, Cherie second minutes. 2. LinkedIn Report from Jennifer: slow going, posting once a week. Looking for additional material including events. 3. Approval to begin scheduling a webinar for January given by Brent Trout, St Louis County Public Library.Item Minutes of Meeting: Permanent UNIMARC Committee, 18 March 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-03-18) Permanent UNIMARC Committee (PUC)The PUC Business Meeting took place on 18 March 2025 during the IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards Symposium in Athens (hybrid format). Discussions focused on maintaining and updating the UNIMARC formats and manuals, dissemination strategies, and ongoing harmonization projects with ISBDM and IFLA Namespaces. Progress in 2024 was reviewed, including proposals, manual versions, and user engagement. Strategic planning for the "Future of UNIMARC" project was initiated, aiming at a roadmap and position paper on the evolution of UNIMARC within entity-based cataloguing.Item Minutes of Meeting: Permanent UNIMARC Committee, 3-5 June 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-06-03) Permanent UNIMARC Committee (PUC)The 34th Annual Meeting of the Permanent UNIMARC Committee (PUC) was held online from 3–5 June and on 11 July 2024. Discussions included updates to the UNIMARC/A and UNIMARC/B manuals, harmonization with ISBDM, proposals for new fields and subfields, and the future of the UNIMARC format. Several proposals were approved, while others were postponed for future meetings. The planning of the upcoming UNIMARC Users Meeting was also addressed, and volunteers were invited to contribute to editorial and harmonization efforts.Item Minutes of Meeting, Enironment Sustainability and Libraries Section, 17 December 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-28) IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section Standing CommitteeThe virtual meeting of the ENSULIB (Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section) Standing Committee on 17 December 2024 covered key topics including the annual report, section self-review, planning for WLIC 2025, the Green Library Award, progress on the book project and the Green Library Guidelines. Ongoing activities such as the newsletter, webinar series, and social media presence were discussed, along with the proposed IFLA Code of Conduct for Volunteers.Item Minutes of Meeting: Management of Library Associations Section, Tuesday 15 April 2025(IFLA Management of Library Associations Section, 2025-05-27) IFLA Management of Library Associations Section Standing CommitteeThe 3rd IFLA MLAS Standing Committee Meeting for the year 2025 was held on 15 April 2025 via Zoom and chaired by Loida Garcia Febo, MLAS Chair. The meeting started with all members present to give an update on their latest achievement/ programme in their library associations. Loida gave an update on the IFLA Governing Board which include the IFLA Governing Board Meeting which was held in person from the 2nd to 4th April in Berlin; IFLA WLIC 2025, Astana; IFLA Strategy 2024-2029; IFLA Code of Conduct for Volunteers; IFLA Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee; and Call for Expression of Interest to host IFLA WLIC 2026 and 2027. Loida also gave an update on the 2025 MLAS Webinars(March-July 2025); IFLA WLIC 2025 , 18-22 August 2025: IFLA MLAS WLIC 2025 Programme in Astana which include the MLAS Business Meeting, MLAS Open Session and Association Meeting. Loida also explained the MLAS Mentorship of Library Associations Pilot Programme.Item Minutes of Meeting: Art Libraries Section, 22 May 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-22) IFLA Art Libraries Section Standing CommitteeThis document presents the minutes of the IFLA Art Libraries Section Business Meeting held virtually on 22 May 2025. Members shared updates on institutional developments, such as system migrations, budget constraints, exhibitions, and ongoing projects. Key topics included preparations for WLIC 2025—proposal submissions, attendance, and session logistics—along with upcoming officer elections and the value of ongoing networking. Announcements included the acceptance of a centennial book chapter proposal and a Wikipedia project update. The committee agreed to hold an additional meeting before WLIC and encouraged broader engagement through surveys and informal channels like WhatsApp.Item Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 17 & 18 February 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-23) IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing Committee; International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)Topics include the following: 1. Welcome, attendance and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Minutes of previous meeting. 4. IFLA Updates. 5. Country Trends. 6. Section review. 7. Elections. 8. WLIC 2025 Planning. 9. Other Action Plans items. 10. Additional Business. 11. Adjourn.Item Minutes of Meeting: Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section, 5 February 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-15) IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Standing CommitteeThe meeting covered the publication and promotion of new Accessibility and Displaced Persons Guidelines, updates on the 2025 IFLA elections, planning for WLIC 2025 (including a poster project), and scheduling the upcoming April midterm meeting to review the section’s progress and leadership transition.Item Minutes of Meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 19 February 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-05-14) IFLA Regional CouncilThe thirteenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held virtually on 19 February 2025. Items discussed during this meeting include welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, and Headquarters. Additionally, updates on the IFLA elections were shared. Other issues discussed were: the Review of the Regional Council Action Plan, and what is possible before the end of the mandate; Cooperation between RDCs and other regional actors; Communications update; Plans for the regional advocacy priorities survey 2025; Update on WLIC 2025; Update on work to strengthen IFLA’s regional structures to manage projects.