My Experience at the 63rd Conference and AGM of the Nigerian Library Association, “The Heartbeat” — Benin City, Edo 2025
My Experience at the 63rd Conference and AGM of the Nigerian Library Association, “The Heartbeat” — Benin City, Edo 2025 By Azeez ADEOYE, Wizard Librarian, azeez.adeoye@fuhsi.edu.ng. Academic conferences are a must-attend for every professional. Their importance cannot be overemphasized—they are avenues to rejuvenate, upskill, relearn, evaluate one’s value, network, volunteer, and reconnect with colleagues. The ongoing NLA Edo 2025 Conference is all these and even more. The theme of the conference, “The 5th Industrial Revolution and the future of Library and Information Service Delivery in a changing world,” is both timely and globally relevant. The keynote speaker, Prof. Prof. Afeisimi Dominic Badaki, Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, did thorough justice to the topic. He emphasized that despite the rise of Artificial Intelligence, skilled and tooled librarians remain irreplaceable in the journey toward smart societies. From Day One, the conference was packed with numerous rewarding, im...