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ability, is the duty of LIS professionals to provide equitable access to

information resources and services. They support the ideas of inclusivity and
equal opportunity in school by doing this.

According to Ayoung, Baada, and Baayel (2020), research in LIS is crucial for

resolving the difficulties that different populations have in successfully
accessing and utilizing information. It strives to identify gaps, develop

strategies, and build inclusive policies and practices that benefit all learners. It

looks at the role that libraries and information centers play in fostering
inclusive education. Inclusionary education research in LIS helps to promote

inclusive learning environments by improving the efficiency of library

services, creating usable technology, and constructing user-centered
information systems.

Every year, researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers from all over the
world congregate for the Virtual International Conference on Library and

Information Science (VICLIS). It acts as a hub for knowledge sharing,
networking opportunities, and developments in LIS-related theory and

practice. Information organization, information retrieval, digital libraries,
information literacy, information behaviour, the impact of technology on

information services, and the library's role in inclusive education were only a

few of the themes presented during VICLIS conferences.

The VICLIS conference is usually held online to enable attendees to join from
various geographic regions and actively participate in conference activities
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