The Fall 2025 Polar Libraries Bulletin (Issue 92) is now live on the site. You can access it here. Past issues of the Bulletin can also be accessed on the Publications Page.

The Spring 2025 Polar Libraries Bulletin (Issue 91) is now live on the site. You can access it here. Past issues of the Bulletin can also be accessed on the Publications Page.

The PLC Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the following proceedings are now online:

• Arctic Connections: proceedings of the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy, Tromsø, June 2024. Compiled by Ivar Stokkeland, Norwegian Polar Institute. Tromsø, 2025.
• 3rd Northern Libraries Colloquy : Cambridge, England, 25-29 June, 1973.Cambridge, Eng. : Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, 1973.
• 2nd Colloquy on Northern Library Resources : Hanover, New Hampshire, 21 May-2 June, 1972. Hanover, N.H. : Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 1972.

All of the proceedings are available on the Colloquy Proceedings page.

The University Libraries Polar Archival Program and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center invite you to The Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio for the 30th biannual Polar Libraries Colloquy.  Polar Regions: Past, Present, and Future will be held from Sunday June 7 to Saturday, June 13, 2026. Join us to connect with colleagues, learn about new work and projects in the area of polar information, and enjoy what Columbus Ohio has to offer! Additional details about the 2026 colloquy will be posted to the event website in fall 2025.  

The Fall 2024 Polar Libraries Bulletin (Issue 90) is now live on the site. You can access it here. Past issues of the Bulletin can also be accessed on the Publications Page.

The Spring 2024 Polar Libraries Bulletin (Issue 89) is now live on the site. You can access it here. Past issues of the Bulletin can also be accessed on the Publications Page.

Registration is now open for Arctic Connections: the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy which will be held at the Fram Centre in Tromsø, Norway, June 9-14, 2024. For more information on the 29th Polar Libraries Colloquy and to register, please visit here.

The Fall 2023 Polar Libraries Bulletin (Issue 88) is now live on the site. You can access it here. Past issues of the Bulletin can also be accessed on the Publications Page.

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.