• Venue: Hotel Excelsior, Lovran, Croatia, 31 May – 3 June 2023
• Organizer: Croatian Library Association, Division for special and academic libraries
• Co-organizers: National and University Library Zagreb and University Library Rijeka

Conference Theme: Inclusivity: The path to “open” libraries

This year’s conference theme will be covering the topics of:

1.  Cultural and Scientific Heritage in Digital Environment
2.  21st Century Literacy
3.  Open Science
4.  Cultural and Creative Industry: How Libraries and Creative Industries are Interrelated
5.  Empowering Libraries through Innovation – Enhancing Innovation through Libraries

Topics

Cultural and Scientific Heritage in Digital Environment

• Digitization and e-culture projects
• Long-term preservation of digital material
• Presentation of cultural (artistic) and scientific heritage
• Guidelines for developing and managing library collections
• Programs for processing of library material in special libraries – positive and negative experiences

21st Century Literacy

• Information literacy and related topics (media literacy, digital literacy, scientific literacy, civic literacy, multicultural literacy and other types of literacy)
• Knowledge Management Competencies of Librarians
• Information Credibility

Open Science

• The role of higher education and special libraries in open dialogue in and outside scientific institutions
• Metrics and monitoring of scientific productivity in the context of open science
• The future of open science
• Citizen science

Cultural and Creative Industry: How Libraries and Creative Industries are Interrelated

• Presentation of cultural content through new technologies and media
• The role of academic and special libraries in cultural industry

Empowering Libraries through Innovation – Enhancing Innovation Through Libraries

FORMS OF PRESENTATION

• Presentation
• Round table
• Workshop
• Poster Gallery

Registration for participation in the conference is available via the online registration form.

Submission deadline: 1 April, 2023
Abstract submission deadline: 1 April, 2023
Paper Acceptance Notification: 7 April, 2023

PAPER SUBMISSION

Presentations should be submitted through online tool Sciencesconf.org.

REGISTRATION FEE

Payment information:

Payments from the homeland IBAN: HR3423600001101451830

When paying the registration fee, please indicate: Last name, first name; for 18th days.

After receiving the payment, HKD will issue an e-invoice. If you are required to pay by invoice or proforma invoice, please contact the HKD at office hkd@hkdrustvo.hr or +385 91 604 7214.

Payments from abroad Bank: Zagrebačka banka d.d., Trg bana Josipa Jelačića 10, Zagreb, Croatia IBAN: HR3423600001101451830 SWIFT CODE: ZABAHR2X

Bank costs for payments outside the EU are fully borne by the payer. The deadline for paying early bird registration fee is April 15, 2023.

Registration fee	HKD members	Non-members	One-day fee (HKD members)	One-day fee (non- members)
EARLY BIRD (Before 15 April, 2023)	80 EUR	90 EUR	30 EUR	40 EUR
REGULAR From 15 April, 2023)	90 EUR	100 EUR	40 EUR	50 EUR

ACCOMODATION

Accommodation for participants at special accommodation prices is provided in Hotel Excelsior****, Lovran. Participants book their accommodation directly via Access code / promo code on the website: www.liburnia.hr.

Hotel Excelsior****, Lovran provides accommodation for participants at special rates.

Please book your accommodation directly via the access code / promo code on the website: www.liburnia.hr.

After selecting the room type and date, please enter the Access code / promo code: HKD23, at the following link.

Price per room and day (bed and breakfast):

89.00 EUR single room

119.00 EUR double room

Price per room and day (buffet breakfast and dinner included):

105.00 EUR single room /

149.00 EUR double room

HOTEL: EXCELSIOR**** 

Notification about the possibility of organised transport from Zagreb will be posted on the conference website shortly.