IATUL “best poster” prize
The IATUL “best poster” prize is awarded at each IATUL conference. The winner receives a prize money of currently € 500 and is published in the IATUL newsletter and on the website. The award is known as the Irmgard Lankenau Poster Prize .
Irmgard Lankenau was an IATUL Board member, and until her death in 2004 she was director of the Koblenz-Landau University Library, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Three members of the IATUL Board (appointed as judges by the Board), assess the posters submitted and presented at the annual IATUL Conference.
The judges will be anonymous to Conference attendees and presenters, and will evaluate the posters independently.
- Innovation curiosity
- Clarity of content
- Layout and poster design
- Presentation
- Overal Impact
Irmgard Lankenau Poster Prize Winner 2025
Jing Li, China
Poster title: "Jiao Xiantuan — AI Librarian"
Traditionally our best poster prize is awarded during the annual IATUL conference, which took place for the 45th time in 2025.
The 45th IATUL Annual Conference was held Nov 2 - 6, 2025 at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Library in Shanghai, China, under the motto “ Exploring the future of Libraries: Connection, Innovation and Impact.” and attracted more than 200 university library leaders from 18 countries all over the world.
It is our pleasure to present that IATUL awarded the Irmgard Lankenau Poster Prize 2025 to:
Jing Li, China for his outstanding poster presentation entitled: "Jiao Xiantuan — AI Librarian".
Congratulations for winning this prize!
Kate Robinson
IATUL President
- on behalf of the Poster Prize Comittee and IATUL Board -
