IFLA WLIC 2026 Satellite Meeting: Transforming Heritage in the Age of AI: Libraries Bridging Traditional, Digital, and Community Memory
When: 07 - 08 August 2026 Where: 6th floor, Widang Hall, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei Road, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Registration: Register before 20 July 2026 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1didOaDQCOHZB5X3SUrl16TDhEA415OYKx0LAcEn8FUA/viewform?edit_requested=true) Cost: There is no registration fee for the event, but registration is required.
IFLA’s Local History and Genealogy Section, Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section, and Preservation and Conservation Section, in collaboration with the Yonsei University’s Research Institute for Academic Library Development in Seoul, are pleased to invite you to take part in the free satellite meeting “Transforming Heritage in the Age of AI: Libraries Bridging Traditional, Digital, and Community Memory” on 07-08 August 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
The meeting will provide best practices for expanding collections to include underrepresented voices, creating inclusive programming, advocating the long-term availability to all documentary heritage collections and utilizing new technologies to assist patrons with family history research.
Topics will include strategies for the long-term preservation methods of cultural documents, preserving multicultural histories, using digital tools for genealogical research, engaging communities in history projects, and addressing challenges in representing diverse genealogies. Ethical considerations in genealogical research and collaboration with local cultural groups will also be discussed.
The satellite meeting will also include an exchange of informal ideas. Feel free to bring any brochures, flyers, bookmarks, or other literature from your libraries that you’d like to share with attendees. This is a great way to share how we promote our libraries’ collections and services.
The satellite meeting is free, but registration is required. Registration is limited to 90 registrants with a waiting list. If you register and are unable to attend, please contact Kori Robbins at Kori.Robbins@FamilySearch.org or Miho Sekine at sekine@ndl.go.jp to allow someone on the waiting list to attend.
Details of the program can be found at https://www.ifla.org/events/ifla-wlic-2026-satellite-meeting-uniting-knowledge-building-the-future-libraries-serving-multicultural-communities-through-local-history-and-genealogy/ | 
