LIDA 2027: Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) 2027 Amadria Park Šibenik (Solaris) Šibenik, Croatia, May 19-21, 2027

Biennial International Conference

LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA)

Conference Themes:

Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Institutional Response

Emotion and Creativity

Šibenik, Croatia, 19-21 May 2027

Web site: http://lida.ffos.hr

Email: lida@unizd.hr

Libraries and Information Institutions in the Digital Age (LIDA) conference addresses the changing and challenging environment for libraries and information systems and services in the digital world. LIDA is an international biennial conference that brings together researchers, educators, students, practitioners, and developers from around the world in a forum for sharing ideas, discussions, and learning taking place in Croatia.

The LIDA 2027 conference will be held in Šibenik, a historic town included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and one of the oldest Croatian self-governing cities on the Adriatic coast.

The LIDA 2027 conference explores questions prompted by the major transformations of memory institutions in the age of artificial intelligence with two inter-related themes: "Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Institutional Response" and "Emotion and Creativity." In the age of artificial intelligence, technological, philosophical, and humanistic values are becoming intertwined. This presents new opportunities and challenges for memory institutions while encouraging a deeper understanding of the role of emotion and creativity in designing spaces for reflection on, and even counter-response to, artificial intelligence.

Types of contribution invited:

1. Papers: up to 20 minute presentations on scholarly research, practical advances, best practices, and educational projects. Both completed research and early work/preliminary results are invited. Submit a 1,500 word abstract, plus references.
2. Panels: up to 90 minute sessions that are interactive and offer different perspectives and approaches to a specific topic. Authors must propose the format and invite up to five panelists (including the moderator). Submit a 750 word abstract, including names and affiliations of panel organizer and panelists, plus references.
3. Workshops (including creativity workshops): up to 90 minute sessions that will be tutorial, educational or playful in nature, and are intended to foster interactive discussions for attendees who share common interests. Submit a 750 word abstract, plus references.
4. Posters: short graphic presentations that will be presented in a poster session. An award will be given for Best Poster. Submit 750 word abstract, plus references.
5. PhD Forum: short presentations by doctoral students, related to their dissertation. The PhD Forum provides doctoral students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty in a relatively informal setting and to receive feedback on their dissertation by a panel of international educators. Submit a 750 word abstract, plus references. Please note different due date. Special instructions are available in the online submission template.
6. Student Showcase: short presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, related to their academic research, practical projects, etc. The showcase will provide students with an opportunity to get feedback on their work in an informal setting and advice on how to develop their work further and get published. The best showcase presentation will receive the LIDA 2027 Outstanding Student Award. Submit a 750 word abstract, plus references. Please note different due date. Special instructions are available in the online submission template.
7. Other innovative / alternative types of contributions: up to 90 minute sessions. Submit a 750 word description.

Invitation to institutions: Libraries, information agencies, professional organizations, publishers, and service providers are invited to consider participation at LIDA by providing a demonstration, workshop, or exhibit about their products, services or advances, or by presenting a paper or poster about their activities, as related to the theme.

Sponsorship Opportunities: We invite Institutional Sponsorships. If you are interested in sponsoring LIDA, including individual events, please see the LIDA website http://lida.ffos.hr/

Deadlines:

Submission of extended abstracts for papers, posters, workshops, panels, other innovative/alternative types of contribution: 10 October 2026 (Notification of acceptance: 1 December 2026)

Submission of extended abstracts for PhD Forum and Student Showcase: 15 January 2027 (Notification of acceptance: 1 February 2027)

Important Submission Information:

All proposals will be refereed in a double-blind process and MUST follow formal LIDA guidelines and templates (will be available at the LIDA 2027 website). Only proposals following the LIDA templates will go forward for review. The conference language is English and all work should be in English, original and not previously presented or published. Submission of proposals/extended abstracts should be made using the EasyChair submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lida2027).

For all paper submissions, at least one author MUST be registered and present their paper at the conference. Authors can choose to 1) orally present their paper only, or 2) both present their paper orally and to submit a full-text manuscript to be considered for publication.

Publication:

Instead of traditional conference proceedings, the presenting authors can prepare a 5000 to 7000-word manuscript (without references) that will be published, after an additional double-blind peer review, in the proceedings section of Information research: An international electronic journal (https://publicera.kb.se/ir). Contributions must be prepared in clear, standard English. The submission portal will open on May 1, 2027. The deadline for submission is May 25, 2027. Review process will start on May 26, 2027, with publication planned for early 2028.