LIDA 2025 Contributions
We welcome submission of papers, panels, workshops and posters that address critical and theoretical examinations of the theme, report current research and evidence-based approaches, present innovative approaches from the field, and describe practitioner applications and perspectives.
Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Evolving role of libraries, information agencies, archives and museums in a rapidly changing environment;
- Evidence-based approaches to addressing the challenges of misinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories;
- Generative AI: impact on people, systems and practices;
- Intellectual freedom in the age of post-neutrality;
- Digital rights and inequalities;
- Digital crisis and disaster informatics;
- Cyber security;
- Critical librarianship, Social Justice, diversity, inclusion, and information equity;
- Library services and underserved populations. Developing inclusive collections;
- Collaborative efforts and partnerships for sustainable information services. Innovative approaches to community education, engagement, and outreach;
- Workplace health and wellness; self-care strategies for dealing with stress, anxiety and burn-out;
- Creative approaches to data collection, curation and analysis;
- Impact of social media on information literacy, creation and media literacy;
- Managing collections, services, and people in times of uncertainty and budget constraints;
- The power, potential, and pitfalls of the algorithm;
- Digital transformation, Sociotechnical challenges and opportunities;
- Innovations in professional development, education and engagement.