Save the date and Call for papers: 8th International Conference of Art Libraries, Amsterdam, October 4-5, 2018

For the 8th time, the international network of art libraries will come together to hold its biannual conference, this year at the Rijksmuseum on 4 and 5 October 2018.

The conference is both a meeting of the partner libraries joining the Art Discovery Group Catalogue project and an event focusing on topics around art and museum information of rather general interest. The two-day programme is covering a large spectrum of topics, ranging from the ongoing project Art Discovery Group Catalogue to issues around Resource Sharing and Linked Open Data. Anyone with an interest in these subjects may register and attend.

Call for Papers

The aim of the conference is to bring together information specialists, librarians, publishers, students and scholars in the field of art and architecture, discuss the progress of the Art Discovery Group Catalogue and recent developments that challenge the art information profession. The three main issues are the evaluation and future developments of the Art Discovery Group Catalogue, linked open data and resource sharing in art information. We are also soliciting proposals for 10-minute lightning talks to be presented on the morning of the second conference day. These can be how-to sessions, facilitated discussions, or traditional presentations.

Abstracts should describe original, unpublished work. The abstract word limit is 500 words (no images). The final presentations and the abstracts will be made available on the Artdiscovery.net website after the conference.
• Call for Papers open: 22 March 2018
• Registration open for early birds: Beginning of April 2018

Check our symposium page for information about Call for Papers, registration details, and the preliminary programme:  https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/symposiums/8th-international-conference-of-art-libraries

Kindest regards,

Conference working group