Arctic Connections: The 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy

We invite librarians, scholars and other information professionals to submit their abstracts to Polar Libraries Colloquy 2024, which takes place in Tromsø, Norway June 9 – 14.

Conference themes include, but are not limited to:

• Minorities and indigenous peoples in the north
• Polar libraries, archives and information matters
• Polar and indigenous research data management and open access publishing
• Polar ecology, climate and environment management
• Polar politics and history
• The Arctic/Antarctic in teaching and learning

Presentation formats

Submissions are invited for paper presentations/best practice presentations or round table discussions.

• 25-minute presentations, including time for questions. These are reports on projects, studies or best practices that you want to share.
• 55-minute round table discussions. These are structured discussion sessions on relevant topics and/or challenging issues. As a round table leader, you are expected to present the topic, lead the discussion, and facilitate participation.

Abstract must contain a maximum of 250 words and must be submitted no later than 1 November 2023.

The submitted abstract should preferably be in the form of a .docx file and sent to the following e-mail address: mariann.lokse@uit.no

More information on the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy can be found here.