Director of the Institute for Globally Engaged Librarianship at the University of Kansas Libraries, where he develops international partnerships, programs, and exchange programs. From 2010-2025 he served as founding co-director of KU’s Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities

Professor, Department of Library and Information Science at Yonsei University, Vice President at the Korean Library Association, Director at the Academic Library Research Institute (2019–present). She has also served as a Member of the Presidential Committee on Library and Information Policy during its 3rd term (2011) and 6th term (2018)

School library specialist with 20 years in the international school sector, working in Australia, NZ, Vietnam, the UK, and the UAE. Founding board member of the UAE School Librarians Association. Elected to the Joint Committee IFLA/IASL School Libraries Section. Awarded UAE School Librarian of the Year 2020 by the Emirates Literature Foundation.

Dean of Libraries at the University of Kansas in the United States, a role she has held since 2023. Before joining KU, she served as University Librarian at Colorado School of Mines (2016–2023) and Library Director of Adams State University (2012–2016) in Colorado and held a tenured faculty role at the University of Central Missouri (2006–2012). Her current areas of leadership focus include international library partnerships, fostering participatory leadership, and talent development.

Faculty research and instruction librarian for the social sciences at University of South Florida Libraries, US. He has an undergraduate degree in Geography from Florida State University, a master's in Library and Information Science from University of South Florida, and a second master's in History from University of Nebraska. He is also affiliate faculty in USF's School of Information where he has taught graduate students. Andrew worked previously as a public librarian and a state college library director, and his research includes librarian collaborations, librarians and AI, and human dynamics.

Boglarka Huddleston is the Manager of Research & Instruction Services at Lane Medical Library, Stanford School of Medicine. In this role, she leads a team that supports faculty, students, clinicians, and researchers as they navigate the evolving scholarly information landscape, including evidence synthesis, responsible AI use, emerging technologies, and research tools. With master’s degrees in Library Science and Psychology, Boglarka brings a practical, learner-centered approach to instruction and collaboration across the biomedical and health sciences. She has demonstrated success in building partnerships across academic and clinical communities, identifying emerging needs, and developing responsive services.

The Association was established in October 2012. It is a young and promising library association with the goal of uniting university libraries as part of the professional community. Its objective is to foster effective cooperation, exchange ideas, and develop a unified approach to addressing the challenges faced by educational institutions through libraries. Today, the Association boasts more than 30 member libraries.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan is responsible for language policy, science, the quality of higher and postgraduate education, and the digitization of higher and postgraduate education.