13th European Conference on Digital Libraries

Gallery of ECDL 2009 Photos in Flickr©

You may find a small gallery of photos from ECDL 2009 in Flickr©. Please visit the webpage here and comment. You are also invited to submit your own pictures to info[at]ecdl2009.eu (please remove spam protection).

ECDL 2009 Proceedings Now Available Online

The proceedings of ECDL 2009 are now available online, as volume of the Lecture Notes on Computer Science series (Vol. 5714), is now available online. You can find information about it here or access the online version from here.

Closing of Online Registration Form

The Online registration is closed. If you wish to register to the conference,please contact the conference secretariat at pennyh@triaenatours.gr.

Tours and Excursions are Announced

There is a list of optional daily tours available for the participants of ECDL 2009 Conference and their accompanying persons. These include a bus tour around the island, a bus tour to Paleopolis, Paleocastritsa, Bella Vista and the north eastern part of the island and a cruise to Paxoi and Parga. Find more details here

'DL Education in the EU and in the US: Where Are We?, Where Are We Going' Panel Announcement

The following announcement has been issued by the 'DL Education in the EU and in the US: Where Are We?, Where Are We Going?' organizers: 'We regret to announce that Tefko Saracevic will not be able to attend ECDL and the panel on DL education. At the same time we are happy to announce that Gary Marchionini has accepted to be in the panel, thus maintaining the presence of US universities at the same level.'

'Conducting a Needs Assessment for a Joint EU-US Digital Library Curriculum' Workshop is Cancelled

We would like to announce that the 'Conducting a Needs Assessment for a Joint EU-US Digital Library Curriculum' is cancelled.

Final Program Announced

Please visit the Schedule webpage to see the final program of ECDL 2009. Please also note that during the next days the O.C. will announce the halls of each session, as well as of workshops and tutorials.

Two Panels Announced

Please visit the Panels webpage for more information about the two panels which are accepted in ECDL 2009.

Professor Buneman Announced as Invited Speaker

ECDL 2009 would like to announce Peter Buneman as Invited Speaker. Peter Buneman is Research Director of the Digital Curation Centre and Professor of Database Systems in the Laboratory for the Foundations of Computer Science, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. He is also Adjunct Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania. His speech is entitled 'Curated Databases'. Read more here

Registration to ECDL 2009 Now Open

The Registration to 13th ECDL is now open. Please before registering through the form, visit the informational webpage concerning dates, fees and services. The informational webpage is here

NKOS Submission Deadline Now Extended

Due to requests, the deadline for submission to the NKOS Workshop has been extended to 23 June.

DC Panel Announced

The search process for members of the DC panel has been finalized and the outcomes are uploaded in the DC webpage

OC Announces Student Support Programs

The Organizing Committee of ECDL 2009, with the valuable assistance of sponsoring organizations, is providing five (5) student scholarships. Please find more information here

Webpages on Workshops and Tutorials updated - Tessella and ARTstore Have Joined the List of ECDL 2009 Sponsors.

The webpages of Workshops and Tutorials are updated with information regarding each event. The Workshops webpages are constantly informed with new details about the events. Finally, Tessella is announced as Silver Sponsor of ECDL 2009 and ARTstor as Bronze Sponsor.

List of Accepted Papers Announced

The accepted papers per category (full, short, posters and demos) are now announced. Please find this information in the Schedule webpage.

Final Details Regarding Paper Length

Please consult the Submissions webpage for the final details on the papers length. According to these, full papers shouldn't exceed twelve (12) pages, short papers six (6) pages, posters four (4) pages and demos two (2) pages.

VLDL 2009 Info and Call for Papers Announced

The organizers of VLDLS 2009, the Second Workshop on Very Large Digital Libraries (VLDL) Workshop, which is going to be held in October 1-2 2009, Greece, have announced the information related to the worskhop, as well as the Call for Papers. Find more here and at the workshop's external website.

NKOS 2009 Info and Call for Papers Announced

The organizers of NKOS 2009, the 8th European Networked Knowledge Organization Systems Workshop, which is going to be held in October 1 2009, have announced the information related to the worskhop, as well as the Call for Papers. Find more here and at the workshop's external website.

WEMIS 2009 Info and Call for Papers Announced

The organizers of WEMIS 2009, the Workshop on Exploring Musical Information Spaces, which is going to be held in conjuction with ECDL 2009 in October 1-2 2009 in Corfu, Greece, have announced the information related to the worskhop, as well as the Call for Papers. Find more here and at the workshop's external website.

Professor Marchionini announced as Invited Speaker

ECDl 2009 would like to announce Gary Marchionini as Invited Speaker. Gary Marchionini is Cary C. Boshamer Professor in the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina where he teaches courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries, while he also heads the Interaction Design Laboratory at SILS. His speech is entitled 'Digital Libraries as Phenotypes for Digital Societies'. Read more here

List of Accepted Workshops

We would like to inform you that the accepted workshops for ECDL 2009 are the following ones: 1. Digital Curation in the Human Sciences - 2. Digital Libraries: Interoperability, Best Practices and Modeling Foundations - 3. Harvesting Metadata: Practices and Challenges - 4. The 8th European Networked Knowledge Organisation Systems (NKOS) Workshop - 5. Second Workshop on Very Large Digital Libraries (VLDL 2009) - 6. BooksOnline '09: 2nd Workshop on Research Advances in Large Digital Book Collections - 7. Workshop on Exploring Musical Information Spaces (WEMIS) - 8. 9th International Web Archiving Workshop (IWAW 2009) - 9. Conducting a Needs Assessment for a Joint EU-US Digital Library Curriculum - 10. Cross-Languange Evaluation Forum 2009

ECDL 2009 Official Carriers Announced

ECDL 2009 Organizing Committee announces the official carriers of the conference. Olympic Airways is supporting the safe and reliable transportation of ECDL participants by air, while ANEK Lines will provide high-class services for those who wish to travel from sea. Read more information about this sponsorship here

Silver Sponsor Announced

Unisystems is announced as Silver Sponsor. See the full list of sponsors here

Final Submission Deadline

We would like to inform you that the final submission deadline is now set for Monday March 30, 2009 at 18:00 (GMT time zone). You can always consult the Important Dates webpage.

Submission Deadline Extended

We would like to inform you that the submission deadline is now extended. The new submission deadline is Saturday March 28, 2009 (GMT time zone). You can always consult the Important Dates webpage.

Submission System now Open

The Submission System is now available and you can access it from here For details about the submissions, please consult the Submissions webpage.

Alpha Bank is Announced as Platinum Sponsor - New Silver Sponsor

Alpha Bank, one of the biggest and more reliable Banks in Greece, is now announced as Platinum Sponsor of ECDL 2009. EBSCO Information Services is also announced as Silver Sponsor. See the full list of sponsors here

Conference Proceedings on LNCS Series

It is confirmed that the ECDL 2009 Proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag's Lecture Notes in Computer Science. More information about the LNCS series can be found here

Calls for Special Tracks are now announced

The Calls for Contribution in the four Special Tracks of ECDL 2009 are now announced. You may find the relevant information in the respective webpages, namely hereInfrastructures, hereContent, hereServices and hereFoundations. A leaflet with information about all calls is available here

Special Tracks in ECDL 2009 are now inagurated

The first announcement about the Special Tracks of the ECDL 2009 is now available. You may find the first available information in the General Call, which is here More information about the specific Special Tracks Calls will be announced soon.

One New Sponsor Has Been Added

The Coalition for Networked Information has been added to the Sponsors' list as a Supporter of the ECDL 2009. The updated list of Sponsors is availablehere.

Call for Tutorials Has Been Announced

Call for Tutorials has been announced. The Call is available at the Tutorials webpage, which is accessible here.

Three First Sponsors Announced

The first two sponsors of the 13th ECDL are Swets, InterOPTICS and the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM). In the meantime minor changes have been made in the sponsorship program of the conference, which can be foundhere.

Call for Workshops Has Been Announced

Call for Workshops has been announced. The Call is available at the Workshops webpage, which is accessible here.

Call for Doctoral Consortium Has Been Announced

Call for Doctoral Consortium has been announced. The Call is available at the Doctoral Consortium webpage, which is accessible here.

Call for Demonstrations Has Been Announced

Call for Demonstrations has been announced. The Call is available at the Demonstrations webpage, which is accessible here.

Call for Panels Has Been Announced

Call for Panel Proposals has been announced. The Call is available at the Panels webpage, which is accessible here.

Program Committee Has Been Announced

ECDL 2009 program committe has been announced. You can find more details here.

Sponsorship Program Has Been Announced

Sponsorship program has been announced. Interested parties in sponsoring ECDL 2009 can find more information about the sponsorship program here.

ECDL 2009 website has been officially launched

ECDL 2009 official website has been launched. In this website you will be able to find all information relevant to the organization and the scientific programme of the 13th ECDL.