Programme
25 March 2026 WEDNESDAY
9:00 | Registration | |
9:30 | Workshop: Managing digital accessibility in compliance with new legal mandates, such as the 2025 European Accessibility Act and the 2026 Title II ADA updates, drawing from our experience at USC Libraries. Dr. Win Shih | Parallel workshop TBC |
11:00 | Break | |
11:10 | Workshop: AI-Enabled Development and Utilization of Library Collections Xue Song Fudan University Library | Parallel workshop TBC |
12:40 | Lunch (self catered) | |
13:30 | University of Macau Library Tour (E2) | |
14:30 | Visit the University of Macau Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (N21) | |
15:00 | City visit to public libraries (Pre-registration required) · Robert Ho Tung Public library · Senado Library One-way transport will be provided from UM to the public libraries. More details will be released soon. Note: Two registration forms need to be added for workshop and library tour. Library tour form to include option for accompanying guests. | |
26 March 2026 THURSDAY
Location: Library Auditorium, G/F of the UM Wu Yee Sun Library (E2-G012)
9:00 | Registration |
9:15 | Welcome remarks from University of Macau |
9.25 | Conference introduction from organising team |
9:30 | Keynote Professor Cheng-Zhong Xu, Dean of the Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Macau |
10:10 | Tea break |
10:30 | Towards multilingual and intercultural libraries: natural language processing and user experience design for native languages from Peru, state of the art – Paola-Janeth Ascención-Morales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru |
11:10 | Digital Storytelling for Institutional Memories: Lessons from SMUseum – Salihin Mohammed Ali, Singapore Management University (SMU) |
11:50 | Presentation from vendor |
12:10 | Lunch |
13:10 | AI-Enabled Development and Utilization of Library Collections: – Xue Song, Fudan University Library, Shanghai, China – Miao Qing, Fudan University Library, Shanghai, China – Xu Yicheng, Fudan University School of Data Science, Shanghai, China – Wang Le, Fudan University Library, Shanghai, China |
13:50 | Presentation from vendor |
14:10 | Tea break |
14:30 | Immersive Technologies for Library Engagement: Transforming Learning Experiences Through the National Library of Malaysia’s Immersive Learning Centre – Encik Wan Azuan Shah bin Wan Mohamed, Deputy Director of the National Library of Malaysia – Puan Anis Amalina binti Suhaimi, Assistant Director of the National Library of Malaysia |
15:10 | Connecting Cultural Memory Across Time and Space:A Cross-Media and Multi-Technology Approach to Digital Cultural Narratives Systems & Network Center Shanghai Library, China |
16:00 | Panel and wrap-up |
17:00 | IT Section mid-term meeting (open to all) |
18:30 | Welcome dinner |
27 March 2026 FRIDAY
Location: Library Auditorium, G/F of the UM Wu Yee Sun Library (E2-G012)
9:00 | Registration |
9:20 | Welcome remarks |
9:30 | From Technological Accessibility to Social Inclusion: Transparency, Fairness, and the Ethical Boundaries of Library Services – Director Wei Liu, Information Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences |
10:10 | Tea break |
10:30 | Transforming Library Engagement Through Experiential and Interactive AI Technologies – Rayen Goh, Project Manager, Innovation & Digital Media, Technology Services Group, National Library and Archives Board (NLB) – Indrashah Isa, Senior Manager, Innovation & Digital Media, Technology Services Group, National Library and Archives Board (NLB) |
11:10 | Beyond Compliance: Building a Sustainable Digital Accessibility Program in an Academic Library Win Shih, Director of Integrated Library Systems, University of Southern California Libraries, US |
11:50 | From Resistance to Readiness:A Practical Change Approach for Ethical AI in Regional Academic and Public Libraries – Stephen Harris (MLIS), Information Services Librarian, Bundaberg Regional Libraries, Queensland, Australia and IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee Member – Rena MacLeod (PhD), Lecturer and GenAI Lead at Central Queensland University’s School of Access Education |
12:30 | Lunch |
13:20 | Vendor presentation (TBC) |
13:40 | Exploring a Collaborative Model: Engaging Library Resources through Study Trips and Technology – Dr. Helen Cheung Sau Ching, HKSKH Ming Hua Theological College, Hong Kong – Mr. Takashi Shimada, Rissho University, Japan – Professor Fumiko Kohama, Rissho University, Japan – Professor Miyuki Takahashi, Rissho University, Japan |
14:20 | Empowering Librarian Productivity with AI Tools – Arshad Mahmood, Librarian, State Bank of Pakistan |
15:00 | Tea break |
15:20 | AI Literacy and Governance in University Libraries: Bridging the Global North-South Divide – Dr. Munazza Jabeen, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin / Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan |
16:00 | Final presentation, Panel and wrap-up |
17:00 | Closing |
