Minutes of Meeting: Academic and Research Libraries Section, 23-24 April 2024

With the following: 1. Welcome, introductions and apologies. 2. Approval of the agenda. 3. Approval of minutes of previous meeting. 4 Group photo. 5. Matters arising. 5.1. Information Futures summit. 5.2. Survey re: future of WLIC. 5.3. Dynamic Unit Impact award. 6. Professional Committee. 6.1. Update from the PC’s March meeting. 6.2. Announcements from the Professional Committee. 7. Action plan items. 7.1 Joint Division D Mid-term Meeting. 7.2 Blogs. 7.3 Hot Topics. 7.4 IFLA Journal Special Issue. 7.5 Webinars. 7.6 Travel Grant. 7.7 Communications & Social Media. 8. Additional Business