CDiA 26
Theme: "Collections Evolved: User-Centred Collections, Equity & Resilience in the Scholarly Landscape”
- Understanding and mapping user behaviour in the digital era.
- Designing inclusive and accessible collections.
- Co-creation and participatory collection development.
- Decolonising collections and amplifying African scholarship.
- Promoting open access and fair representation of local content.
- Addressing systemic barriers in global scholarly publishing.
- Sustainable collection models amidst financial and infrastructural constraints.
- Libraries’ role in crisis recovery and continuity (e.g., post-pandemic innovation).
- Building adaptable policies and frameworks for uncertain futures.
- Leveraging artificial intelligence and data analytics for smarter curation.
- Managing ethical risks and algorithmic bias in collection development.
- Balancing automation with human-centred decision-making
- Regional consortia and shared collections in Africa.
- International partnerships for resource sharing and joint digitisation.
- Policy alignment for collective resilience.
