IFLA Knowledge Management Standing Committee Conference Activities

Upcoming

2020 Dublin, Ireland

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 WLIC in Dublin, our Section is expected to convene only for virtual business meetings in August, with themes, CfP, and confirmed speakers in place for the below activities for the 2021 WLIC in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Please contact the Information Coordinator or Officers for more information. See IFLA's official statement here: https://2020.ifla.org/

Satellite meeting (jointly organized by the Knowledge Management and Digital Humanities / Digital Scholarship SIG) CANCELLED

Theme: Human-Centered Knowledge Management: Connecting, Inspiring & Engaging
Co-chairs: Elizabeth Turner (KM), Xuemao Wang (DH/DS SIG)
Call for papers at: https://2020.ifla.org/cfp-calls/knowledge-management-with-digital-humanities-digital-scholarship/

Joint Open Session Knowledge Management and Information Technology

Theme: "The future of the library and library systems: outsourcing, cloud, and new tech impact of user communities"
Co-chairs: Steffen Wawra (KM), Leda Bultrini (IT)
Deadline for proposals: 15 March 2020
Call for papers at: https://2020.ifla.org/cfp-calls/knowledge-management-with-information-technology/

Knowledge Cafe (Jointly organized by the Knowledge Management Section and the Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning)

Theme: Continuous learning in a global, dynamic and ever-changing world
Co-chairs: Monica Ertel (KM), Daria Beliakova (CPDWL)

Joint Open Session Subject Analysis and Access with Knowledge Management

Theme: "Subject Access and Artificial Intelligence: Enhancing competencies and safeguarding ethics"
Chair: Harriet Aagard
Deadline for proposals: 21 February 2020
Call for papers at: https://2020.ifla.org/cfp-calls/knowledge-management-joint-with-subject-analysis-and-access/

Past conferences

2019 Athens, Greece

Satellite: Artifical Intelligence and its impact on Libraries

Date: Thursday, 22 August 2019
Co-chairs Sylvia Piggot and Xuemao Wang
Location: Ionian University, Corfu, Greece
Final Report

2018 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Satellite: Is knowledge management the new library science?

Date: Thursday 23 August, 2018
Chair Prof. Long XIAO
Location: Xiamen University Malaysia Campus (XMUM), Salak Tinggi, Selangor, Malaysia
Final Report

Joint Open Session presented by the Knowledge Management Section (KM), Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL) and Rare Books and Special Collections Section (RBSC)

Theme: Digital scholarship and knowledge management: building confidence in the digital world
Section Chair: Steffen Wawra

Knowledge Café

Theme: the essential role information professionals play in managing the knowledge within our organizations in order to best support our customers, whether they be public, university, governmental, parliamentary or corporate libraries.
Chair: Monica Ertel
Final Report

Digital Humanities/Digital Scholarship Special Interest Group (DH/DS SIG) - Sponsored by the KM Section

Theme: The Transforming Digital Scholarship Model – From Service Provider to Interdisciplinary Partner.
It featured “lightning talks” with speakers planned from five continents.
Convener Xuemao Wang, Dean and University Librarian at the University of Cincinnati,

2017 Wrocław, Poland

Satellite New directions in Knowledge Management

Friday, 18 August 2017. University of Economics, Wrocław, Poland.

Co-Chairs: Eva Semertzaki and Elizabeth Freyre

Open Session How does knowledge management inform change agency?

Chair: Elizabeth Turner

Knowledge Café New Librarians for New Times: Continuous Learning to Become Change Agents in a Changing World

Held jointly by the Knowledge Management, Library and Research Services for Parliaments and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Sections.

Co-Chairs: Monica Ertel, Jane Dysart and Karen Finer

Read the 2017 Knowledge Café Report

2016 Columbus, Ohio

Satellite Sharing Practices and Actions for Making Best Use of Organizational Knowledge in Libraries

Friday 12 August, 2016. Langsam Library, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Chair: Spencer Acadia

Open Session Using social media at work: How to share knowledge, improve collaboration and create a mutual savoir‐faire?

Co-chairs: Julien Sempere and Mary Augusta Thomas

Joint Session Brave New World ‐ the Future of Collections in Digital Times: Services without Content OR Content in Context?

Held jointly by the Knowledge Management, and Academic and Research Libraries Sections.

Co-Chairs: Steffen Wawra and Mary Augusta Thomas

Knowledge Café Continuous Learning in Libraries & their Communities

Held jointly by the Knowledge Management, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Sections.

Co-Chairs: Monica Ertel, Jane Dysart, and Karin Finer

2015 Cape Town, South Africa

Satellite Knowledge Management and Innovation: the transformation of 21st century library services

Friday, August 14, 2015. Goethe-Centre, Cape Town, South Africa

Chair: Eva Semertzaki

Open Session Change and sustainability - Breaking paths for a world of balance

Chair: Steffan Wawra

Knowledge Café Continuous innovation and Transformation of Libraries and their Communities

Held jointly by the Knowledge Management and Library and Research Services for Parliaments Sections.

Co-chairs: Ellie Valentine and Jane Dysart

2014 Lyon, France

Satellite Knowledge management as a vital tool for change management

Friday, August, 15, 2014. Lyon Gallo-Roman Museum, Lyon, France

Chair: Julien Semperé

Open Session Knowledge in the Digital Age – Libraries and Librarians are Managing the Digital Transformation

Chair: Dr. Klaus Ceynowa

Joint Session Knowledge Management initiatives and development in Asia and Oceania

Held jointly by the Asia & Oceania and Knowledge Management Sections.

Co-chairs: Leda Bultrini and Chihfeng P. Lin

Knowledge Café Learning Challenges for Librarians and Library Managers

Held jointly by the Knowledge Management, Library and Research Services for Parliaments, and Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Sections.

Chair: