Contribution Themes


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.