The IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section, along with the IFLA Information Technology Section, and the IFLA Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship

Session title: Influence of Open Science in Scholarly Communication: Practical actions for librarians and other information professionals

Theme: “This session will showcase transition, growth and innovation in open science research practices by sharing practical and actionable ideas for open science research services.”

Introduction

The IFLA Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section, IFLA Information Technology Section, and the IFLA Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship are seeking proposals for Ignite talks to be presented at a session at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan, 18-22 August 2025. Ignite presentations are no longer than 7 minutes per speaker. Authors are expected to complete a paper for deposit in the IFLA repository.

This Ignite session aims to provide a gathering space for information professionals to share their activities that support open science research and publishing. While the range of focus areas under “open science” is broad, the session emphasizes practical guidance for the audience. This will contribute to a vibrant global community of open science library practitioners (IFLA Strategy Impact Area 1). We also enthusiastically embrace the “Uniting Knowledge” theme of the congress by providing a platform for short, engaging, synopses of successful and/or innovative practices that audience members can consider and adopt for their work in the field of open science. The session will provide time for discussion and connections to form between presenters and the audience.

Successful proposals will describe how the presentation will:

inspire actionable ideas on open science services or programs,
provide practical takeaways, and
create an opportunity for genuine connections with attendees

Important dates & deadlines:

11 May 2025: Deadline for submission of proposals/abstracts
23 May 2025: Notification to authors about the status of a submission
01 July 2025: Submission of the full text of the paper
03 August 2025: Submission of accompanying slides for presentation

Submission guidelines

Proposals should include:

Title of proposed presentation
Abstract of proposed paper (no more than 300 words)
- Abstracts must demonstrate how the proposed talk will inspire actionable ideas and provide practical tips as described above
Name of presenter and position and/or title
Employer / affiliated institution
Contact information including email address, telephone number
Short biographical statement of presenter

Send proposals via email to: Andrea Wirth andrea.wirth@unlv.edu

Use subject line: WLIC Practical Open Science _ Surname, First Initial

Proposals will be reviewed by a subcommittee created from the three hosting IFLA units.

Please note:

At least one of the paper’s authors must be present to summarize the paper during the program in Astana. Abstracts are to be submitted only with the understanding that the expenses of attending the conference will be the responsibility of the author(s)/presenter(s) of accepted papers.
The language of the session may be in any IFLA language. Translation services will be provided by IFLA..
All papers presented at the WLIC 2025 will be available online under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
All papers must be unpublished and not previously presented.
Authors must disclose whether they submit this proposal to another WLIC 2025 session.
Authors of accepted papers must complete the IFLA Authors’ Permission Form.
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodations, etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. IFLA does not provide any financial support.