This post is by Mimi Calter, Vice Provost & University Librarian, Washington University in St Louis, and IFLA/ARL Committee Chairperson.
IFLA’s 2025 election season is now completed, and I am pleased to announce the full roster of members for the IFLA Academic & Research Libraries standing committee for 2025-27.
The committee has seven continuing members with two years remaining on their four-year terms. These members have been actively involved in the committee’s programming, and we will rely on them to continue the committee’s work in the future. They are:
- Miriam Linda Akeriwe
- Mimi Calter
- Adefunke Ebijuwa
- Adriana Cybele Ferrari
- Joanna Hare
- Sarah Kaddu
- Bianca Amaro de Melo
Additionally, we have four members returning for a second four-year committee term. They are:
- Antonio Cobos Flores
- Karen Downing
- Lily Ko
- Tuelo Ntlotlang
Finally, ten new members will officially join the committee in August at the WLIC. They are:
- Ejla Ćurovac
- Joseph Frank Rogani
- Nicky Agate
- Randa Al Chidiac
- Siviwe Feketshane
- Soledad Lago
- Héloïse Etienvre
- Kerstin Schoof
- Liudmyla Trotsenko
- Mari Hopland
Our committee has representation from 19 countries, and we look forward to bringing that global perspective to our work.