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Item Minutes of meeting: Acquisition and Collection Development Section, 10 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-09-10) IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section Standing CommitteeItem Minutes of Meeting: Management of Library Associations Section, Monday, 25 November, 2024(IFLA Management of Library Associations Section, 2025-01-09) IFLA Management of Library Associations SectionThe last Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) Standing Committee Meeting for the year 2024 was held on 25 November, 2024 via zoom. The meeting was chaired by Loida and was well attended by 17 MLAS Standing Committee Members, NPSIG and WILSIG Conveners; and Helen Mandl, IFLA Deputy Secretary General. Among the matters discussed include the following: MLAS Mid-Term Meeting 2025 in Berlin, Germany; Updates from New Professionals SIG and Women, Information and Libraries SIG; IFLA Budget 2025; stepping down of IFLA GB Treasurer; IFLA President's Priorities; IFLA centenary 2027; IFLA Strategy 2024-2029; IFLA Elections 2025 and Pre-Nomination System; IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2025, Astana, Kazakhstan; Update on Code of Conduct for Volunteers; MLAS Priorities 2023-2025; MLAS Action Plan 2023-2024; Updates on Advocacy Impact Evaluation Working Group, Building Strong Library Associations Initiative, MLAS Communications Working Group; MLAS Webinar in collaboration with IFLA European Regional Division; IFLA Building Strong Library Associations (BLSA) Project and MLAS SC Happy New Year Video.Item Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 30 September & 2 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-24) Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing Committee; Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing CommitteeTopics include the following: 1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting. 4. Matters arising. 5. IFLA Updates. 5.1. From the Professional Committee. 5.2 From Division D. 5.3. From the Governing Board. 5.4. Request for items to be raised to the Professional Committee or Division D. 6. Information Coordinator's Report. 7. Country Trends. 8. Annual Report for 2023-24. 9. Action Plans Items. 10. Additional BusinessItem Minutes of meeting: IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section, 6 November 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-23) IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Standing CommitteeItems discussed at the teleconference Zoom meeting include Flashlight (members share updates from their institutions), EALS IFLA Standards Review, Section communications plan, Action Plan 24/25 update and Annual Report, and section elections for 2025.Item Minutes of meeting: ISBD Review Group, 20 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-20) Wetterstrom, MikaelItem Minutes of Meeting: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, 24 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-20) Mocatta, Antonia; Pun, Priscilla; Sahavirta, Harri; Mocatta, AntoniaMinutes of the ENSULIB Section business meeting held on September 24th, 2024.Item Minutes of meeting: Cataloguing Section, 10 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-16) IFLA Cataloguing Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of Cataloguing Section Business Meeting on Zoom, October 10, 2024, covering topics including the chair's report (news from Division H, the ongoing IFLA WLIC review consultation exercise, the IFLA Section review approach), the section's informal meetings that began in 2024, the March 2025 Metadata Symposium, ongoing section website maintenance, reports from UBC and ICP working groups, planning of section activities for WLIC 2025, the review of the section's Action Plan, and the upcoming 2025 election year.Item Minutes of Meeting: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, 14 May, 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-16) Mocatta, Antonia; Sahavirta, Harri; Pun, PriscillaMinutes of the ENSULIB Section business meeting held on May 14, 2024.Item Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 30 September & 2 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-12-06) Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing Committee; Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing CommitteeWith the following: 1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting. 4. Matters arising. 5. IFLA Updates. 5.1. From the Professional Committee. 5.2 From Division D. 5.3. From the Governing Board. 5.4. Request for items to be raised to the Professional Committee or Division D. 6. Information Coordinator's Report. 7. Country Trends. 8. Annual Report for 2023-24. 9. Action Plans Items. 10. Additional BusinessItem Minutes of meeting: Library Publishing Special Interest Group, 20 November 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-27) IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest Group CommitteeItem Minutes of meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 19 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-21) IFLA Regional CouncilThe tenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held virtually on 19 September 2024. Items discussed during this meeting include welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, and Headquarters. Additionally, the Regional Division Committee Evaluation Process was discussed, alongside the mid-term review of the Regional Council. The work around the evaluation of IFLA’s past support for library associations was also discussed in this meeting, specifically of the "Building Strong Library Associations" initiative with a view to building an evidence base for designing more effective support to associations in future. Updates on the Regional Council Action Plan were shared by the RC Vice-Chair during this meeting. Additional topics discussed were: the RC contribution to the preparations of WLIC 2025; the implementation of the new IFLA Strategy 2025-2029 in regions; the IFLA ANBI Status and the organisation's sustainability; the regional results from the IFLA Trend Report; the promotion of the IFLA Internet Manifesto in the Regions.Item Minutes of meeting: ISBD Review Group, 13 May 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-09-20) Wetterstrom, MikaelItem Minutes of Meeting Professional Council 3 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11) IFLA Professional CouncilMinutes from the 3 October 2024 meeting of the IFLA Professional CouncilItem Minutes of Meeting: RSCVD Steering Committee, 9 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-06) Medawar, Katia; Medawar, KatiaThe Resource Sharing Collaborative and Voluntary Document Delivery (RSCVD)Steering Committee met on October 9th to discuss new updates related to the group activites. As a result of meeting with the ILDS PLanning committee, it has been decided to allocate the RSCVD presenters in ILDS Baku the morning session from 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM to allow a full exposure of the RSCVD project to the new attendees. The session will be in 2 parts: 1st part The Origins of RSCVD and 2nd part The Futrue and Case Studies. The second point discussed a possible collaboration between RSCVD and the Toolkit that was initiated at the ALA last July between Silvana Magiaracina and Lapis Cohen the founder of the Toolkit. The collaboration will focus on how to group both intiatives and allow better collaboration. A meeting was proposed on the 23rd of October between the RSCVD Committee and the Toolkit Committee. The third point discussed the Digital voucher with a planned meeting with the IFLA HQ to discuss ways to move forward with ILL payments. The fourth point disucssed the support to Palestinian Scholars in Gaza and West Bank with the Bodleian Library and how to involve RSCVD to allow libraires to benefit from the service. The last point discussed organizing a webinar about RSCVD in the MENA region to promote the RSCVD mission, raise awareness among the Middle Eastern Libraries , and reach Palestinian scholars. The webinar will be held in January 2025.Item Minutes of Meeting: RSCVD Steering Committee, 23 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-06) Medawar, KatiaThe Resource Sharing Collaborative and Voluntary Document Delivery (RSCVD) Steering Committee met with fellow guests from the USA Lapis Cohen and other members from the ALA, RUSA to discuss the possible collaboration between RSCVD and the Toolkit inititives, where Toolkit lists all libraries willing to share resources internationanlly. It was a productive discussion on how to allow the 200 members libraries in RSCVD to collaborate with the 300 libraries members in Toolkit. it has been decided to add ideas on the main document and move from there. There were recommnedations to add a column on the Toolkit list and start designating which loibraries are RSCVD volunteers and adding under parenthesis if Full Lender and Borrower or Not. Work is still under progress as the deadline to share ideas was set to November 8. it was agreed to meet like twice per year with the big committee for updates, and more talk will happen at the ILDS in Baku 2024.Item Meeting Minutes: IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section, 2 October 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-08) IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Standing CommitteeItems discussed at the meeting include: Flashlight (Each member in attendance gives updates on activities since the last meeting), cooperative efforts between EALS/LPD and IFLA HQ on accessibility; communication planning; action plan 24/25 update, and WLIC 2025.Item Meeting Minutes: Management of Library Associations Section Standing Committee, 16 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-10-17) IFLA Management of Library Associations SectionMeeting Minutes of the IFLA Management of Library Associations Section Standing Committee, held on Monday 16 September 2024Item Minutes of Meeting: Equitable and Accessible Library Services (EALS), 19 July 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-11-05) IFLA Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section Standing CommitteeItems discussed at the meeting include Flashlight session (short reports by members in attendance; follow up on communications plan; and planning for upcoming newsletter.Item Minutes of meeting: Library Publishing Special Interest Group, 25 September 2024(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-10-14) IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest GroupItem Minutes of Meeting: RSCVD Steering Committee, 18 July 2024(International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA), 2024-10-17) Medawar, Katia; Medawar, KatiaThe Resource Sharing Collaborative and Voluntary Document Delivery (RSCVD) Steering Committee met as part of the monthly meetings and discussed the expansion of the number of countries signing up for RSCVD group. The second ponint discussed the planning of workshops and webinars in India, in Santander (Spain), and future ones for the MENA region and more in Asia. A SWOT analysis Strenght, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threat will be done for the RSCVD group and presented in webinars and the ILDS session in Baku in Dec. 2024. The third point suggested more outreach to be done for RSCVD to expand the global netwrok and benefit libraries around the world. The last point discussed the future of Talaria and future communications ad integration with other systems. This could be a Masters thesis subject.