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Contents Green Procurement


Jon Ray from Oxford University on how to assess and influence supplier impact on your carbon footprint.


AI and the challenges ahead


Jonathan Field, managing director and founder of Open Fifth discusses broad AI themes for libraries.


A sustainable future for OA


A look at the benefits of collective funding models with Caroline Ball from the Open Book Collective.


Buyers and suppliers at WLIC


Helen Mandl and Alain Zayan from IFLA explain why you need to start thinking about WLIC 2027 now.


The importance of being an exibitor


Marketing Operations Manager, Gemma Burke, EMEA & APAC, OCLC, talks about why it has had a stall and sponsored WLIC for decades.


Directory of Suppliers Index


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