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Dear colleagues,
The IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section
<https://www.ifla.org/units/acquisition-collection-development/>, in
collaboration with the Library Publishing Special Interest Group
<https://www.ifla.org/units/library-publishing/> and the Advisory Committee
on Open Science and Scholarship <https://www.ifla.org/units/oss/>, is
planning a session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in
Astana, Kazakhstan, from 18 to 22 August 2025.
The session theme is “*Sustainable Paths Towards Open Science and Open
Scholarship*“. This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for proposal
submissions is *30 **April 2025*.
We welcome proposals on topics such as:
- Open Science Mandates and the Role of Libraries
- Library responses to Open Science policies and mandates from research
funders, governments, and institutions.
- Strategies for building organizational capacity and workforce
expertise to meet these new challenges.
- Sustainable Open Infrastructure and Governance Models
- How community-owned, community-governed infrastructures are enabling
the transition to Open Science.
- Exploring tools, platforms, and best practices for creating
interoperable, scalable, and sustainable systems for scholarly publishing
and research dissemination.
- Collaboration and Community-building, Local vs. Global Needs
- Case studies of cross-institutional collaboration among libraries,
university presses, scholar-led communities, and non-profits. Balancing
local community priorities with global Open Science objectives.
- Innovative partnerships and business models supporting equitable,
accessible, and non-profit publishing ecosystems.
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Open Science
- How we ensure that Open Science and open infrastructure promote equity
and inclusion globally.
- Ethical considerations and practical strategies for addressing
structural inequities in access to research and scholarly communication.
Ethics of transformative agreements and their impact on a global transition
to open publishing models.
- Emerging Trends in Open Science
- Exploring how AI, machine learning, and other technological
advancements are shaping the future of Open Science and scholarly
communication.
- Benefits and challenges posed to Open Science by the use of emerging
technologies in science.
For full submission details, please visit the conference site at
https://2025.ifla.org/acquisition-and-collection-development-section/
For proposal-related enquiries, please feel free to contact Michael
Levince-Clark at levine-clark_at_du.edu <michael.levine-clark_at_du.edu> or Lidia
Uziel at uziel_at_ucsb.edu
Regards,
Lilly
*Lilly Hoi Sze Ho*
Chair, *IFLA Acquisition and Collection Development Section
<https://www.ifla.org/units/acquisition-collection-development/>*
Member, IFLA Open Science and Scholarship Advisory Committee
<https://www.ifla.org/units/oss/>
Received on Tue Apr 22 2025 - 01:28:45 EDT