
The UP School of Library and Information Studies is the pioneer library school in the Philippines with programs for the graduate and undergraduate levels. Since its establishment, it has consistently contributed to the development of librarianship and information science education and profession. It continues to produce top ranking graduates who are sought after in the field of LIS, archives and records management, information systems management, knowledge management, and the like. The UPSLIS is the Center of Excellence in Library and Information Science as recognized by the Commission on Higher Education because of its faculty and student profile, research productivity, and contribution to the field. Alongside this recognition is its membership in 2016 to the iSchools Consortium whose objective is to advance the information field and bridge information, people and technology.

IFDIK 2025
Conference Chair
Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario
Dean, School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Co-Chairs
Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab
School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Kathleen Lourdes B. Obille
School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Benedict Salazar Olgado
School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman

A-LIEP 2025
The Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice Conference is a biennial international conference held within the Asia-Pacific Region. The idea arose at the Library and Information Professions Education Renewal (LIPER) Workshop in November of 2004.
Conference Chair
- Kathleen Lourdes B. Obille, School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Program Committee Co-Chairs
- Maria Maura S. Tinao, School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
- Wei-Ning Cheng, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University
Co-Chair, Education and Pedagogy Panel
- Songphan Cheomprayong, Department of Library and Information Science, Chulalongkorn University
Co-Chair, Student Research Ideathon
- Christopher Khoo, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University

AP-iConference 2025
The AP-iConference is an annual event that brings together researchers in the information field across the Asia-Pacific region. Started in 2014, this event is organized by the iSchools Asia-Pacific members, serving as a regional satellite of the global iSchools iConference.
AP-iConference 2025 Co-Chairs
- Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab, School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
- Yuenan Liu, Renmin University of China
AP-iSchool Chair
- Atsuyuki Morishima, University of Tsukuba
AP-iNext Generation Chairs
- Di Wang, Renmin University of China(Chair)
- Misita Anwar, Monash University (Chair-Elect)
Program Committee Members
- Chao Min, Nanjing University
- Claire Timpany, University of Waikato
- Di Wang, Renmin University of China
- Hiroyoshi Ito, University of Tsukuba
- Houqiang Yu, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Hui Chen, Central China Normal Universityÿ
- Iyra S. Buenrostro-Cabbab, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Masaki Takeda, University of Tsukuba
- Md Khalid Hossain, Monash University
- Misita Anwar, Swinburne University of Technology
- Naya Sucha-xaya, Chulalongkorn University
- Nicholas Vanderschantz, University of Waikato
- Peng Xiao, Sun Yat-sen University
- Rahmi, Universitas Indonesia
- Shaobo Liang, Wuhan University
- Wei Jengÿ, National Taiwan University
- Yi Bu, Peking University
- Youngseek Kim, Sungkyunkwan University
- Yi Song, Jilin University of China
- Zekun Yang, Renmin University of China
- Qiao Li, Nankai University
- Yao Zhang, Nankai University
- Ping Wang, Central China Normal University
- Linlin Zhu, Jilin University
- Vi Truong, University of Melbourne
- Anita Dewi, Charles Sturt University
- Lei Hou, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
- Xue Pan, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
- Ming-Hsin Phoebe Chiu, National Taiwan Normal University
- Benedict Salazar Olgado, University of the Philippines Diliman
- Pianran Wang, Peking University

ICADL 2025
The International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) started in 1998 and has rotated annually among Asian-Pacific countries. ICADL has become one of the premiere meetings in the conversation on digital libraries.
Conference Chair
- Benedict Salazar Olgado, School of Library and Information Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Program Committee Co-Chairs
- Antoine Doucet, University of La Rochelle
- Sanghee Oh, Sungkyunkwan University
- Marut Buranarach, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Thailand)