Conference “Digital Library – Culture for All Forever” on 28 May
The Competence Centre for the Digitisation of Library Materials, operating at the National Library of Poland, invites you to the fourth conference “Digital Library – Culture for All Forever”. The event will take place online on 28 May 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Participation in the conference is free of charge, but prior registration is required.
The aim of the conference is to raise awareness and exchange experience among European libraries in the development of digital libraries. The speakers will discuss issues relevant to institutions involved in digitisation, with particular emphasis on ensuring digitisation quality and the long-term preservation of digital resources.
The conference will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Polish provided.
The programme includes the following presentations:
- 11:00 – Darek Paradowski, National Library of Poland
Introduction - 11:01 – Dr Dália Guerreiro, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal / The National Library of Portugal
The Portuguese National Digital Library: A Historical and Critical Perspective - 11:30 – Lina Löfström Baker (slides: David Frederiksen), Kungliga biblioteket / National Library of Sweden
Quality Assurance in Digitization: From Capture to Long-Term Preservation at the National Library of Sweden - 12:05 – Bjarne Andersen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek / The Royal Library of Denmark
Bitrepository.org: A Conceptual Design and Practical Tool - 12:35 – Dr Paola Manoni, in collaboration with Giuliano Giuffrida and Daniele Liscio, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana / Vatican Apostolic Library
Multidimensional Strategies for Long-Term Digital Preservation: The Vatican Library Use Case - 13:30 – Amina Kapetanović, Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine / National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Building and Preserving Digital Collections: Digitization, Quality Assurance and Digital Access at the National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 14:00 – Conference summary.
The detailed programme and speaker bios are available at polona.pl.
You can register for the conference using the form.