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History of IATUL events

  • 2023

    IATUL Seminar
    Libraries as Transformers
    4 - 7 September 2023
    İzmir, Türkiye

    Hosted by İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH)

    Seminar details
  • 2023

    43rd IATUL Conference
    Libraries Pushing Boundaries
    13 - 16 March 2023
    Dubai & Sharjah, UAE

    Hosted by Zayed University Dubai and American University of Sharjah

    Conference details and full conference report
  • 2022

    IATUL Fall Seminar
    Breaking new ground: scholarly communication and libraries
    13 - 15 December 2022
    Zurich, Switzerland

    Hosted by ETH Library at ETH Zurich

    Seminar details
  • 2022

    42nd IATUL Conference 
    Weaving Our Future
    12 - 16 June 2022
    Miami, Florida, United States

    Hosted by University of Miami and Florida International University

    Conference details
    IATUL Conference 2022
  • 2021

    IATUL Fall Seminar 
    Connecting in a disconnected world
    15 December 2021
    - Online -

    Organized by Gdańsk University of Technology, Library, Poland

    Seminar details
    IATUL Fall Seminar 2021
  • 2021

    41st IATUL Conference
    Bridging Universities and Society: Libraries as Connectors
    13 – 
    15 July 2021
    - Online - 

    Organized by Universidade do Porto,
    Faculdade de Engenharia – SDI Library
     Porto, Portugal

    Conference details
  • 2020

    IATUL Directors' Summit
    Sustainable Crisis Management in Libraries
    4 - 5 November 2020
    - Online -

    Organized by the University and State Library Innsbruck, Austria

  • 2019

    IATUL Fall Seminar
    Organizing the Open Science Framework – Strategies and Legal Aspects
    9 - 11 December 2019
    Gdańsk, Poland

    Hosted by Gdańsk University of Technology, Library, Poland 

    Gdańsk
  • 2019

    40th IATUL Conference
    Shifting Sands and Rising Tides: Leading Libraries through Innovation
    23 – 27 June 2019

    Perth, Australia 

    Hosted by the University of Western Australia 
    and Curtin University in Perth

    Conference details
  • 2018

    IATUL Seminar
    Research Skills and Information Literacy in the Workplace
    9 - 11 December 2019
    Munich, Germany

    Hosted by Technische Universität München – Universitätsbibliothek

    Picture Gallery
  • 2018

    39th IATUL Conference
    Libraries for the Future - From Inspiring Spaces to Open Science 
    18 – 21 June 2018

    Oslo, Norway

    Hosted by the OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
    – Learning Centre and Library

    Conference details
  • 2017

    IATUL Directors' Summit
    The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Library Services in Developing Countries
    6 – 8 November 2017

    Windhoek, Namibia

    Hosted by the Namibia University of Science and Technology – Library

    Summit details
  • 2017

    38th IATUL Conference
    Embedding Libraries − Service and Development in Context 
    18 – 22 June 2017

    Bolzano, Italy

    Hosted by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano – Library

    Conference details
  • 2017

    IATUL Directors' Summit
    Strategic Library Management in Emerging Countries
    25 – 26 March 2017

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Hosted by the Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia

  • 2016

    IATUL Seminar
    Linking Up: Cooperation Strategies in Academic Libraries 
    24 – 26 October 2016

    Bolzano, Italy

    Hosted by the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano – Library

    Proceedings
  • 2016

    37th IATUL Conference
    Library Leadership in a Sea of Change 
    5 – 9 June 2016

    Halifax, Canada

    Hosted by Dalhousie University – Killam Library

    Event website

    Proceedings
  • 2015

    IATUL Workshop
    Information Literacy and beyond for E-Research Support 
    23 – 24 November 2015

    Prague, Czech Republic

    Hosted by the Czech Technical University – Central Library

  • 2015

    36th IATUL Conference
    Strategic Partnerships for Access and Discovery 
    5 – 9 July 2015

    Hannover, Germany

    Hosted by the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)

    Proceedings
  • 2014

    35th IATUL Conference
    Measures for Success: Library Resources and Effectiveness under Scrutiny
    2 – 5 June 2014

    Aalto, Finland

    Hosted by the Aalto University - Library

    Proceedings
  • 2013

    34th IATUL Conference
    Doing it together: effective collaboration
    14 – 18 April 2013

    Belville, South Africa

    Hosted by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology - CPUT Library

    Proceedings
  • 2012

    33rd IATUL Conference
    Library strategies for new generation users
    4 – 7 June 2012

    Singapore, Singapore

    Hosted by the Nanyang Technological University - Library

    Proceedings
  • 2011

    32nd IATUL Conference
    Library for an open environment: Strategies, technologies and partnerships
    29 May - 2 June 2011

    Warsaw, Poland

    Hosted by the Warsaw University of Technology - Main Library

    Proceedings
  • 2010

    31st IATUL Conference
    The evolving world of e-science: Impact and implications for Science and technology libraries
    20 - 24 June 2010

    West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

    Hosted by Purdue University – Libraries

    Proceedings
  • 2009

    30th IATUL Conference
    Just for you: Quality through innovation
    1 - 4 June 2009

    Leuven, Belgium

    Hosted by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Centrale Bibliotheek

    Proceedings
  • 2008

    29th IATUL Conference
    Digital Discovery: Strategies and Solutions
    21 - 24 April 2008

    Auckland, New Zealand

    Hosted by the Auckland University of Technology – Library

    Proceedings
  • 2007

    28th IATUL Conference
    Global Access to Science
    11 - 14 June 2007

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Hosted by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Library

    Proceedings
  • 2006

    27th IATUL Conference
    Embedding Libraries in Learning and Research
    22 - 25 May 2006

    Porto, Portugal

    Hosted by the Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia – SDI Library

    Proceedings
  • 2005

    26th IATUL Conference
    Information and Innovation
    29 May - 2 June 2005
    Québec, Canada

    Hosted by Université Laval – Bibliothèque

    Proceedings
  • 2004

    25th IATUL Conference
    Library Management in Changing Environment
    30 May - 3 June 2004
    Krakow, Poland

    Hosted by Cracow University of Technology – The Library

    Proceedings
  • 2003

    24th IATUL Conference
    Libraries and Education in the Networked Information Environment
    2 - 5 June 2003
    Ankara, Turkey

    Hosted by the Middle Eastern Technical University

    Proceedings
  • 2002

    23rd IATUL Conference
    Partnerships, Consortia, and 21st Century Library Service
    2 - 6 June 2002
    Kansas City, United States

    Hosted by the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology, and the University of Missouri

    Proceedings
  • 2001

    22nd IATUL Conference
    Stratum Continuum of Information
    28 May - 1 June 2001
    Delft, The Netherlands

    Hosted by the Delft University of Technology – Library

    Proceedings
  • 2000

    21st IATUL Conference
    Virtual Libraries: Virtual Communities 
    3 - 7 July 2000
    Kelvin Grove, Australia

    Hosted by the Queensland University of Technology – Library 

    Proceedings
  • 1999

    20th IATUL Conference
    The Future of Libraries in Human Communication 
    17 - 21 May 1999
    Chania, Greece

    Hosted by the Technical University of Crete – Library and Information Centre 

    Proceedings
  • 1998

    19th IATUL Conference
    The Challenge to be Relevant in the 21st Century 
    1 - 5 June 1998
    Pretoria, South Africa

    Hosted by the University of Pretoria – Library 

    Proceedings
  • 1997

    18th IATUL Conference
    Scholarly Communication in Focus 
    30 June - 4 July 1997
    Trondheim, Norway

    Hosted by the Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet – Universitetsbiblioteket

    Proceedings
  • 1996

    17th IATUL Conference
    Networks, Networking and Implications for Digital Libraries
    24 - 28 June 1996
    Yorba Linda, California, United States

    Hosted by the University of California Irvine - Library

    Proceedings
  • 1995

    16th IATUL Conference
    Resources Management
    6 - 9 June 1995
    Einschede, The Netherlands

    Hosted by the University of Twente – University Library

    Proceedings
  • 1993

    15th IATUL Conference
    Technological University Libraries in the Nineties
    19 - 23 July 1993
    Hamburg, Germany

    Hosted by the Technische Universität Hamburg – Universitätsbibliothek TUHH

    Proceedings
  • 1991

    14th IATUL Conference
    New Technologies and Information Services: Evolution or Revolution?
    8 - 12 July 1991
    Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

    Hosted by the MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Library

    Proceedings
  • 1989

    13th IATUL Conference
    International Co-operation of Technological University Libraries
    22 - 26 May 1989
    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Hosted by the Centralna tehniška knjižnica Univerze v Ljubljani – Library

    Proceedings
  • 1987

    12th IATUL Conference
    Libraries of Technological Universities and Equivalent Institutions
    8 - 12 June 1987
    Helsinki, Finland

    Hosted by the University of Helsinki – Library

    Proceedings
  • 1985

    11th IATUL Conference
    The Future of Information Resources for Science and Technology and the Role of Libraries
    15 - 19 April 1985
    Oxford, United Kingdom

    Hosted by the Oxford University - Radcliffe Science Library

    Proceedings
  • 1983

    10th IATUL Conference
    The Future of Serials: Publication, Automation and Management
    6 - 10 June 1983
    Essen, Germany

    Hosted by the Universität Duisburg-Essen – Universitätsbibliothek

    Proceedings
  • 1981

    9th IATUL Conference
    Libraries and the Communication Process
    13 - 16 April 1981
    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Hosted by the University of Lausanne  – Library

    Proceedings
  • 1979

    8th IATUL Conference
    Library Cooperation
    28 May - 1 June 1979
    Enschede, The Netherlands

    Hosted by the University of Twente – University Library

    Proceedings
  • 1977

    7th IATUL Conference
    Developing Library effectiveness for the next decade
    17 - 21 May 1977
    Leuven, Belgium

    Hosted by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – Centrale Bibliotheek

    Proceedings
  • 1975

    6th IATUL Conference
    University Libraries as Information Centres
    26 - 30 May 1975
    Zurich, Switzerland

    Hosted by the ETH Library at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich

    Proceedings
  • 1973

    5th IATUL Conference
    Computer-based Information Services in Technological University Libraries
    6 - 8 June 1973
    Copenhagen, Denmark

    Hosted by the University of Copenhagen - Library

    Proceedings
  • 1970

    4th IATUL Conference
    Educating the Library User
    1 - 3 April 1970
    Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

    Hosted by the Loughborough College - Library

    Proceedings
  • 1967

    3rd IATUL Conference
    Haifa, Israel

  • 1964

    2nd IATUL Conference
    Stuttgart, Germany

  • 1961

    1st IATUL Conference
    Delft, The Netherlands

    Hosted by the Delft University of Technology - Library