FINAL PROGRAM        

Download here the full final LibrarIN Conference Program

Thursday, 22nd May 2025

14:30 h. Arrival and registration
15:00 h.

Welcome and Opening Session

  √  Jose Vicente Saz, Rector of the University of Alcala
  √  María José Gálvez Salvador, Director General, Spanish Ministry of Culture
  √  Anna Triantafillou, LibrarIN coordinator, Athens Technology Center
15:30 h.
Keynote: The future of library services: Innovation, Technology, and Value Co-creation. 
Chair: Luis Rubalcaba, University of Alcala
  √  Stuart Snydman, Harvard University
  √  Paul Windrum, University of Nottingham
16:45 h. Coffee Break
17:15 h. Parallel Session I (Paper presentations - Research tracks 1-7). Download here
17:15 h.
Parallel Special Session: Engage with Leadership from Professional Associations
Chair: Marieke Willems, Lisbon Council
  √  Ilona Kish, Public Libraries 2030
  √  Helen Mandl, IFLA
  √  Andrew Cranfield, EBLIDA
  √  Izabela Korys, NAPLE
  √  Hilde van Wijngaarden, LIBER
19:30 h. Guided tour of the University of Alcalá’s World Heritage buildings and libraries
21:00 h. Gala dinner
 

Friday, 23rd May 2025

08:00 h. Parallel Session II (Research and practitioners tracks 1-9). Download here

09:30 h.

Plenary Session: New evidence from the EU LibrarIN project in selected library topics
Chair: Anna Triantafillou, Athens Technology Center

  √ Carsten Smith/Ines Mergel, University of Konstanz, Digital transformation and AI
  √  Benoît Desmarchelier, University of Lille, Public-private networks and social innovation
  √  Lars Fuglsang, Roskilde University, Living Labs, co-creation and co-innovation
  √  Anthony Arundel. Merit- Maastricht University, Innovation metrics in libraries
11:00 h.
Parallel Session III (Research and practitioners tracks 1-9). Download here
11:00 h.

Parallel Session: Preservation of Cultural Heritage for Libraries
Chair: Gloria Expósito Álvarez (Spanish National Library)

  √  Jacobo Vera (Libnova)
  √  Stuart Snydman (Harvard)
  √  Julio Cordal Elviro (Spanish Ministry of Culture)
13:00 h. Lunch
14:00 h. Parallel Session IV (Research and practitioners tracks 1-9). Download here
15:30 h.



 Policy Session: Reimagining Libraries: Actions towards Sparking Collaboration & Innovation
Chair: Francesco Mureddu, Lisbon Council

  √  Stefaan Hermans (Director of Policy Strategy and Evaluation DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, EU Commission)
  √  Laura Guindal (Ministry of Culture, Spain, and representative of the OMC group)
16:30 h. Closing Session

Organised by:

 

Universidad de Alcalá LibrarIN project EU Funded

 

With the support of:

 

LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations)

NAPLE Forum		 Public Libraries 2030
IFLA – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, Ministerio de Cultura

 

Sponsored by:

 

Libnova Springer Nature