Monday, December 1st 2025.
12:30-18:00 Participant registrations
13:30-14:00 Grand opening
14:00-16:00 Great hall, Thematic block Libraries in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence
Moderator: Dejana Golenko
- 14:00-14:45 Invited presentation
- I. Kunda: Bridging Law, Libraries, and Artificial Intelligence: Building a Digitally Mature Ecosystem in Higher Education
- 14:45-16:00 Invited presentation – Panel discussion
- Universities and Academic Libraries Facing the Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
- Panelists: S. Maćešić, P Poščić, I. Kunda, M, Bajčić, A. Kolarić i L. Lazzarich
- Moderator: Dejana Golenko
14:45-16:00 Small hall, Thematic block Library management
Moderators: Andreja Tominac (presentations) i Gordana Gašo (e-posters)
Presentations:
- 14:45-15:00
- V. Golubović, S. Kosić, T. Aparac-Jelušić: Managing the Yugoslavica Collection in Croatian Academic Libraries: Balancing Evaluation and Collection Development Policy
- 15:00-15:15
- J. Logar, M. Petan: The Role of Project Management in Organising Events for Library Advocacy in Academic Environment
- 15:15-15:30
- I. Kukić, I. Cahun Kisić: Beyond traditional library functions: the Library of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences between cultural activities and digital presence
E-posters:
- 15:30-16:00
- A. Gri Štorga, M. Špigić, K. Zenzerović: Giorgio Edmondo Pons, Pula’s First Librarian: An Example of Best Practices at the Archaeological Museum of Istria Library
- L. Bratović: The legacy of Harald von Petrikovits: a special collection in the Library of the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar
- L. Kukica Ćosić: The Collection of Librettos from the legacy of Luka Drobac in the Research Library in Dubrovnik
- J. Vragolov: The Pozza-Katić collection in Dubrovnik Research library
- M. Maruna: Valuable Written Heritage of the Library of the Archaeological Museum In Zadar
- T. Lubina, B. Petrović: The Role of the Museum of Slavonia Library in the Preservation and Interpretation of Osijek’s Cultural Heritage: The Example of Hrvatski list in the Newspaper Archive
16:00-17:00 Banquet
17:00-18:20 Great hall, tematski blok Libraries in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence
Moderator: Nina Jelača
Presentations:
- 17:00-17:15
- I. Gašparović: Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Librarians: Identification, Transliteration, Classification, and Cataloguing of Materials in Other Languages and Scripts
- 17:15-17:30
- A. Stojković: E-Library as a Response to the Challenges of Library Resource Management at the University of Banja Luka
- 17:30-17:45
- G. Stubičan Ladešić: Experience of the Faculty of Science Repository in the CoreTrustSeal Certification Process
- 17:45-18:00
- I. Kežić Pucketić, A. Katulić, T. Petrić: Official Publications in Academic, Scientific, University and Special Libraries
- 18:00-18:15
- Z. Vitković: The physical and virtual Collection of Molise Croats in the Library and Digital collection of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
E-poster:
- 18:15-18:20
- L. Šuster: Artificial Intelligence and Information Literacy: Challenges and Perceptions in the Academic Community
17:00-18:15 Small hall, Thematic block Libraries in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence
Workshop:
- J. Cvrković: Communication and Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Library Practice
Tuesday, December 2nd 2025.
9:00-13:00 Participant registrations
9:30-11:00 Great hall, Thematic block Libraries in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence
Moderator: Nina Jelača
Presentations:
- 9:30-10:30 Invited presentation – Round table
- D. Machala, I. Stričević i L. Lazzarich: Topology of the Croatian academic library system in the cloud: experiences and expectations
- 10:30-10:45
- S. Klarin Zadravec, K. Holub, M. Justinić: Results of Twenty Years of Digitization of Croatian Periodicals and Challenges in Infrastructure Development
- 10:45-11:00
- D. Mašina Delija, I. Šamec Flaschar: Digital collection and catalogue of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: current state and future perspectives
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:15 Great hall, Thematic block Sustainable development of libraries
Moderator: Vilena Vrbanić
Presentations:
- 11:30-11:45
- S. Pupovac, M. Radoš: Green Library of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek-Synergy of Education, Art, Ecology and Sustainability
- 11:45-12:00
- J. Sočo, L. Zrnić: The Library as a Space for Language and Cultural Exchange: Language Café Project JeKa
- 12:00-12:15
- J. Bogdanović, D. Krstić: The Importance of Resilience and Adaptability for the Long-Term Preservation of Library Collections
12:15-13:05 Great hall, Thematic block The challenges of library openness
Moderators: Edita Bačić i Iva Sesar
Presentations:
- 12:15-12:30
- L. Machala: Joint workflow of the CIP offices in Croatia using a shared online form and the shared library system Alma
- 12:30-12:45
- M. Justinić: Evaluating Digital Collections: Challenges, Approaches, and the Application of the Balance Value Impact Model
- 12:45-13:00
- A. Knežević Cerovski, P. Pancirov: Find, Identify, Connect: The Role of Authority Database in Library Information Systems
E-poster:
- 13:00-13:05
- L. Dolenec, S. Maričković: The contribution of higher education libraries to promoting open science: open access to graded papers through the Dabar system
11:30-12:45 Small hall, Thematic block Libraries in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence
Workshop:
- K. Švenda Radeljak; D. Golenko; I. Kežić Pucketić; I. Kovačević Melinčević: Information Literate, Legally Aware: The Superpowers of Librarians in the Digital Age
13:05-14:15 Lunch break
14:15-15:30 Great hall, Thematic block The challenges of library openness
Presentations:
- 14:15-15:00 Invited presentation
- M. Bargheer (Göttingen University Library) (online izlaganje): Open Access enabled by libraries – challenges and opportunities
- 15:00-15:15
- L. Palameta: First Winter School of Open Science at the Ruđer Bošković Institute
- 15:15-15:30
- I. Melinščak Zlodi: Green Open Access: an opportunity we are letting slip away
15:30-16:00 Break
16:00-17:15 Great hall, Thematic block The status of libraries and librarians
Moderator: Dora Rubinić
- 16:00-16:15 Presentation
- V. Novosel, J. Sočo, L. Zrnić: Between Expectations and Capacity: Organizational Restructuring of Academic Libraries Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Library in Zagreb case
- 16:15-17:45 Round table
Moderator: B. Peradenić-Kotur- Participants: E. Bačić, D. M. Gabriel, D. Nemec, T. Petrić: Ethics in the Librarianship
19:00 Dinner for participants
Wednesday, December 3rd 2025.
9:00-12:00 Participant registrations
9:30-11:00 Great hall, Thematic block The status of libraries and librarians
Moderator: Dejana Golenko
Presentations:
- 9:30-10:15 Invited presentation
- M. Banek Zorica: Librarians in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Between Knowledge, Competencies, and Identity
- 10:15-10:30
- J. Brešar, M. Bradač, T. Ulčakar: Bibliometric Analyses as a Tool for Scientific Excellence: The Experience of the Central Economics Library
- 10:30-10:45
- S. Brbora: Is the terminology in the field of academic and special libraries fully harmonized?
- 10:45-11:00
- H. Šarić, A. Pikić Jugović: CroRIS and Librarians: Synergy between Expertise and Technology
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-13:00 Great hall, Thematic block The status of libraries and librarians
Moderator: Dora Rubinić
Presentations:
- 11:30-11:45
- S. Heberling Dragičević: Overview of the State of Academic and Special Libraries within the Competence Area of the University Library Rijeka: Compliance with Current Standards
- 11:45-12:00
- T. Ulčakar, L. Borovnjak: New Professional Horizons: Redefining the Role of Academic Librarians in Slovenia
- 12:00-12:15
- A. Filipeti; G. Gašo, M. Kovač: Programs of the Training Centre for Continuing Education of Librarians in Croatia (CSSU) as Support for Knowledge Exchange and Professional Networking among Academic and Special Librarians
- 12:15-12:30
- L. K. Lončarić: The 21st-century cataloger: cataloging in the age of artificial intelligence – opportunities, challenges, and new competencies
- 12:30-12:45
- D. Kos, D. Šobota, S. Špiranec: Educational role of academic librarians in teaching about misinformation and disinformation
E-posters:
- 12:45-13:00
- V. Golubović, A. Katulić, N. Štrbac: Five years of the Legal Deposit Regulation: the role of the NSK in educating and informing the professional community
- B. Šalamon-Cindori, A. Tominac, G. Gašo: What Have the 2024 Amendments to the Library Act and Library Activities Brought Us?
11:30-13:00 Small hall, Thematic block The status of libraries and librarians
Workshop:
- J. Bolkovac, V. Božičević, G. Stubičan Ladešić, V. Novosel, I. Pažur, T. Petrić: Everywhere, All The Time
13:00-13:30 Conference conclusions
