TENTATIVE PROGRAM
Thursday, 22nd May 2025
| 14:30 h. | Arrival and registration |
| 15:00 h. | Welcome and Opening Session |
| 15:30 h. |
Keynote: The future of library services: Innovation, Technology, and Value Co-creation.
Chair: Luis Rubalcaba, University of Alcala.
Speakers:
√ Stuart Snydman, Harvard University.
√ Paul Windrum, University of Nottingham.
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| 16:45 h. | Coffee Break |
| 17:15 h. | Parallel Sessions (Paper presentations - Research tracks 1-7) |
| 17:15 h. |
Parallel Special Session: Engage with Leadership from Professional Associations
Chair: Marieke Willems, Lisbon Council.
Tentative representatives (tbc): √ Ilona Kish, PL2030 √ Helen Mandl, IFLA
√ Stuart Hamilton, NAPLE √ Andrew Cranfield, EBLIDA √ Julian Roche, LIBER |
| 19:30 h. | Guided tour of the University of Alcalá’s World Heritage buildings and libraries |
| 20:30 h. | Gala dinner |
Friday, 23rd May 2025
| 08:00 h. | Parallel Sessions (Research and practitioners tracks 1-8). |
| 09:30 h. |
Plenary Session: New evidence from the EU LibrarIN project in selected library topics Chair: Anna Triantafillou, Athens Technology Center Speakers: √ 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 Sessions (Research and practitioners tracks 1-8).
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| 11:00 h. |
Parallel Special Session: Connect with Leading Publishers and Journal Editors in the Field of Libraries |
| 11:00 h. |
Parallel Special Session: Preservation of cultural heritage for libraries (tbc).
Jacobo Vera (Libnova), Stuart Snydman (Harvard), Spanish Ministry of Culture (tcb). |
| 13:00 h. | Lunch |
| 14:00 h. | Parallel Sessions (Research and practitioners tracks 1-8). |
| 14:00 h. | Parallel Session: The LibrarIN Project and other EU sister projects (tbc). |
| 15:30 h. |
Policy Session: Reimagining Libraries: Actions towards Sparking Collaboration & Innovation Chair: Francesco Mureddu, Lisbon Council Representatives of the EU Commission (tbc). |
| 16:30 h. | Closing Session |
