Vicki Gayle McDonald AM is an Australian librarian who became President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).

[1] She credits the German librarian Claudia Lux with noting, correctly, that she would become addicted to the work of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions in 2005.

[1] The library encourages young writers[3] and the increased involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the state with IT at over 25 Indigenous Knowledge Centres.

This followed a decision by the Emirates Library and Information Association to withdraw their bid to hold the conference in Dubai.

[7] McDonald was serving in 2024 when the decision was made to hold the 2025 World Library and Information Congress in Astana in Kazakstan.