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Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Professional Division F Committee, 9 October 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-10-27) IFLA Professional Division F CommitteeThe meeting of Professional Division F, held on 9 October 2025Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Professional Division F Committee, 11 September 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-11) IFLA Professional Division F CommitteeThe meeting of the IFLA Division F Committee, held virtually on 11 September 2025.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Professional Division A, 11 September 2023(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-09-11) Professional Division ADivision A of IFLA held its bi-monthly meeting online on 11 September 2025. Members discussed updates from recent management meetings, the IFLA Code of Ethics, and future plans for the World Library and Information Congress. Reports from each section highlighted ongoing projects, upcoming events, and collaboration opportunities.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division, 30 September 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-30) IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division CommitteeIn this first meeting of the committee, we discussed several topics, including the roles and responsibilities of committee members during the current term, recent updates, the rules governing meetings, and the committee’s work plan. Finally, the committee’s communication plan was introduced.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Education and Training Section, 22 Oct 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-11-04) IFLA Education and Training Section Standing CommitteeThe Education and Training Section (SET) meeting on October 22, 2025, gathered 25 international members to discuss ongoing and upcoming projects, including the Building Strong LIS Education (BSLISE) initiatives such as the IFLA Guidelines for LIS Education, Global Directory and Map of LIS programs, and LIS Rankings Project. Updates highlighted the success of the SET Webinar Series for students, which promotes research sharing and professional development, and the upcoming 50th Anniversary Book documenting global LIS education trends. The Global Knowledge Management Project was presented, aiming to map KM competencies and education worldwide through collaborative international research. The meeting concluded with plans for SET’s 2025–2027 Action Plan, stronger communications efforts, and preparations for the 2026 World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) in Busan, South Korea.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: RSCVD Steering Committee, 17 September 2025(International Federation of Library Association (IFLA), 2025-10-31) RSCVD Steering CommitteeAll committee members introduced themselves and confirmed their role as RSCVD ambassadors in their respective countries, emphasizing proactive promotion of the community without the need for committee approval. The steering committee supports promotional activities, the distribution of tasks among members, the expansion of the RSCVD, and outreach outside Spain and Italy through webinars and other initiatives. Officer roles were confirmed and new roles (secretary and communications coordinator) were introduced. Updates to the website and TALARIA introduced searchable statistics, real-time library statistics, and new features, including the development of the Arabic interface and improved notifications. Interoperability with other resource sharing systems is being investigated.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Advisory Committee on Standards, 17 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-10-22) IFLA Advisory Committee on StandardsThe Advisory Committee on Standards annual business meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on 17 August 2025 covered these main topics: transition to the 2025-2027 committee and review of accomplishments during the 2021-2025 term, updates on recent reviews, update on the approval of the 2025 IFLA Professional Statement on UBC. The Accessibility Metadata Network, the Review Groups, and the RSC liaison reported on their current activities.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 18 September 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-10) IFLA Professional CouncilMinutes from the 18 September 2025 meeting of the IFLA Professional CouncilItem type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Library Publishing Special Interest Group, 24 september 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09) IFLA Library Publishing Special Interest GroupThe IFLA LIBPUB Committee met via teleconference on 24 September 2025. Key discussions included the progress of transitioning from SIG to Section status, preparations for WLIC 2026 in Busan, updates on the DIAMAS project and its continuation through ALMASI, and developments in the Global Library Publishing Map of the World.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Local History and Genealogy Section, 15 September 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-15) IFLA Local History and Genealogy Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of the Standing Committee meeting of the Local History and Genealogy Section, held online on 15 September 2025 with 9 members present. The committee approved previous minutes, reviewed outcomes from the IFLA Congress and the successful Astana satellite meeting, and began planning for the 2026 Satellite Meeting in Seoul.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Management of Library Associations Section, Sunday, 17 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-08-17) IFLA Management of Library Associations Section Standing CommitteeThe MLAS Business Meeting was held in-person during the IFLA WLIC 2025 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Besides the current MLAS SC current members, MLAS incoming SC members, IFLA President, IFLA President-Elect, IFLA Secretary-General, IFLA External Affairs Director, and representatives of Library Associations also attended the meeting. The meeting among others reported on the achievements of MLAS Action Plan 2024-2025 which included the MLAS Building Strong Library Associations Initiatives with the six Regional Divisions Webinar Series, Advocacy Impact Evaluation Project Webinar; MLAS Mid-Term 2025 and MLAS SC Meeting in Berlin, Germany. There was a brainstorm session with MLAS members and guests and updates from IFLA President, IFLA President-Elect and IFLA Secretary General; a report on the IFLA Building Strong Library Associations Taxonomy Final Report. Recognition and appreciation to the 6 outgoing MLAS SC who have completed their term and welcoming the 6 incoming MLAS SC. An overview of the IFLA WLIC 2025 programme which include MLAS Open Session and Association Members Meeting.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Cataloguing Section, 17 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-08-17) IFLA Cataloguing Section Standing CommitteeThe following topics were included during the meeting, which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan (WLIC 2025): CAT's successfully completed section self-review; the Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC) status and next steps; discussion about the new WLIC model; website maintenance; the results of the International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) worldwide review; activities for the CAT 2025-2027 action plan.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section, 17 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-08-17) IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Standing Committee; Systad, JorunIFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Minutes of Business Meeting 1 held in Astana Kazakhstan on 17 August 2025. Helen Chan, Chair of the CPDWL Section welcomed standing committee and new members and provided details of the Section's participation at WLIC 2025 to include: Session 079: CPDWL & SAA – Jackpot or Jeopardy? Exploring AI and Subject Indexing; Session 095: CPDWL Open Session “Reimage Continuing Professional Development for SustAInable Futures”; Session 142: Knowledge Café—Uniting Colleagues in Building Our Future; CPDWL & M&M Coaching; Sessions 119, 184, 190, 191, 192, and 193. CPDWL's 14 working groups provided reports on their projects and events.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Professional Council, 22 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09) IFLA Professional CouncilMinutes from the 22 August 2025 meeting of the IFLA Professional CouncilItem type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 22 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-23) IFLA Regional CouncilThe first meeting of the Regional Council 2025-2027 was held physically on 22 August 2025 during WLIC 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Items discussed during this meeting include a welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, President, Secretary General, Professional Council Chair and Headquarters. Additionally, there were tools presented to support the work of the Regional Council and Regional Units. Ways of working with other IFLA bodies were explored. Other matters discussed were: establishing priorities and defining an action plan; planning for future meetings; electing a Regional Council vice-chair; frequency and length of meetings; maximising the value of meetings.Item type: Item , Minutes of meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 16 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-23) IFLA Regional CouncilThe seventeenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held physically on 16 August 2025 during WLIC 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Items discussed during this meeting include a video-welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, President, Secretary General, Professional Council Chair and Headquarters. Additionally, the Regional Council's Vice-Chair presented the summary of the work of the Regional Council as also presented to the Governing Board. The handover process and handover materials to the next Regional Council and Division Committees were discussed. Other matters discussed were the results of the Regional Professional and Advocacy Priorities Surveys, a final update on progress towards the Regional Council Action Plan, and a communications update.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 1 July 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-23) IFLA Regional CouncilThe sixteenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held virtually on 1 July 2025. Items discussed during this meeting include welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, and Headquarters. Additionally, the handover process and handover materials to the next Regional Council and Division Committees were discussed. The Regional Council Chair presented papers presenting the learnings from RDC self-assessments and good practices in regional-professional collaborations. Final reports from RDCs, celebrating a successful mandate were also presented. Updates on IFLA governance processes (WLIC review, Code of Practice, Governance Structure Health Check), alongside updates on the handbook provisions on removing inactive members were presented and on the elections and data from 2025 elections. The agenda also included initial results from two surveys: Regional Advocacy Priorities Survey and Regional Professional Priorities Survey.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section, 17 August, 2025(International Federation of Library Association (IFLA), 2025-09-21) IFLA Document Delivery and Resource Sharing Section Standing CommitteeThe seventeenth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held physically on 16 August 2025 during WLIC 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Items discussed during this meeting include a video-welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, President, Secretary General, Professional Council Chair and Headquarters. Additionally, the Regional Council's Vice-Chair presented the summary of the work of the Regional Council as also presented to the Governing Board. The handover process and handover materials to the next Regional Council and Division Committees were discussed. Other matters discussed were the results of the Regional Professional and Advocacy Priorities Surveys, a final update on progress towards the Regional Council Action Plan, and a communications update.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, 17 August 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-08-17) IFLA Environment Sustainability and Libraries Section Standing CommitteeMinutes of the business meeting for the Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section of IFLA, held on August 17th in Astana Kazakhstan.Item type: Item , Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 7 and 10 July 2025(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2025-09-16) IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Standing CommitteeIFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Minutes of Business Meeting held on 7 & 10 July 2025.