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The article discusses the highlights of the virtual 20th Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) biennial international conference held from April 19 to 22, 2021. Topics discussed include the participation of researchers, educators, students and practitioners from 19 countries in the event, focus of the keynote speech by Nicholas Belkin of Rutgers University on the challenges posed by the age of information ubiquity to libraries, and the virtual LIDA Walk, Run and Ride event at the conference.

The article offers information on the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) biennial international conference that was held at the University of Zadar in Croatia from June 13-15, 2018 with the theme Social Justice, Community Engagement and Information Institutions: Access, Diversity and Inclusion. Topics discussed include social justice, library services for prisoners, and fake news. The event also features several speakers including Nicole A. Cooke, Emily Drabinski and Vanessa Kitzie.

The article offers information on the annual symposium Budapest, Oslo, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Tampere, Stuttgart, Szombathely, and Sheffield taking place under the auspices of European Association for Library & Information Education and Research. Topics discussed include addressing the role of public libraries in society and their technological, social, and cultural challenges; and discussed how emerging technologies and economic impact metamorphosis professional and private lives.

The article offers information on the International Symposium on the Future of Education in Information Science (FEIS) 2018 which was held at the University of Pisa in Italy from September 10, 2018 to September 11, 2018. It mentions that Gary Marchionini, from University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, presented Information Science Roles in Data Science. It presents information on research on specific aspects of library and information science (LIS) education.