(10 Jul 2025) Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries invite you to their next online Masterclass below. Do join us if you can! Masterclass 3: Strategic Approaches to Database Evaluation and Vendor Negotiation for Librarians with Heng Kai Leong Join us for an engaging online workshop designed specifically for academic librarians seeking to elevate their skills…
(20 Jun 2025) In 2025, IFLA is offering WLIC attendance grants to emerging leaders. These grants provide a great opportunity to build familiarity with and profile in the international library field. Successful candidates will contribute to the follow-up to the IFLA Trend Report, helping us to build a body of insights and ideas that…
(4 Jun 2025) FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) 2026 in Asia will be held virtually during the week of January 19, 2026 (2 sessions), and in-person in Thailand (1 session) on Monday January 25, 2026, followed by the Charleston Conference in Thailand on January 26-28, 2026. Submission deadline is Friday, June 6. Submit your course proposals…
(4 Jun 2025) Recently SMU Libraries launched its Masterclass series that was kicked off by Mr Aaron Tay who spoke about Understanding the fundamentals of AI in academic search engines on 29 May 2025 where over one hundred participants joined his session. Why did SMU Libraries launch such a programme? Arising from our popular…
(14 May 2025) Charleston Conference Asia is a new event that will be hosted for the first time in 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, and vendors of library materials that has been held annually since 1980 in Charleston, SC, each November. Founded by…
(30 Apr 2025) New Librarians’ Symposium XI will be a fully virtual conference held on Saturday 6 September 2025. Library staff are connected, linked, intertwined, engaged, and united by our profession. We are the connectors within our communities, forging relationships, networks, partnerships, collaborations, and alliances. Being connected is essential for new library staff as they navigate the evolving landscape of the library and information sector,…
(28 Feb 2025) The Asian Research Library, The University of Tokyo, welcomes all interested parties to the symposium “Libraries and Archival Practices in the Early Modern Eastern Islamic World,” which it is co-organizing. Pre-registration is required for both on-site and online participation. Libraries and archival practices played a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual, cultural,…
(27 Feb 2025) Are you involved in an interesting project, library activity, new service, or application of technology that contributes locally, regionally or globally to our societal future? Would you like to showcase your work and network with other like-minded individuals in Astana, Kazakhstan, in August 2025? IFLA is excited to announce that the call…
(24 Feb 2025) The Annual Meeting and Conference of the Southeast Asia Library Group (SEALG) will take place at the University of Passau, Germany, on 27-28 June 2025. Prof. Dr. Martina Padmanabhan, Chair of Critical Development Studies – Southeast Asia will host the meeting. In preparation of the Annual Meeting – which will take place…
(5 Feb 2025) Invitation from Mrs Lee Cheng Ean, Advisor and Head of Global Relations, NUS Libraries: I would like to take the opportunity to share a newly launched programme from NUS Libraries, Transforming University Libraries: Library Leadership & Innovation Programme (TULLIP), from 30 June to 4 July 2025. We conducted a successful…