[dini-ag-kim-lld] [CfP] SWIB26 – 18th Semantic Web in Libraries conference, 16–18 November 2026, online

Fr Apr 17 12:17:30 CEST 2026

Meinetwegen muss keine neue Liste angelegt werden. Die SWIB-Mail sind ja 
eigentlich die einzigen, die noch hier landen. -Adrian

On 4/17/26 12:00, Arndt, Tracy wrote:
> Hallo Adrian,
> 
> danke für den Call for Proposals.
> 
> 
> Ja, du hast recht. Diese Liste müssen wir noch informieren und ggf. eine 
> neue Liste anlegen.
> 
> Das gehe ich nach dem KIM Workshop an.
> 
> 
> Viele Grüße
> 
> Tracy
> 
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> *Von:* dini-ag-kim-lld <dini-ag-kim-lld-bounces at lists.dnb.de> im Auftrag 
> von Adrian Pohl <pohl at hbz-nrw.de>
> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 16. April 2026 15:41:31
> *An:* dini-ag-kim-lld
> *Betreff:* [dini-ag-kim-lld] [CfP] SWIB26 – 18th Semantic Web in 
> Libraries conference, 16–18 November 2026, online
> Liebe Leute,
> 
> heute starte ich traditionell den Reigen der 3-4 jährlichen Beiträge auf
> dieser Liste. Wird die nicht eigentlich auch abgeschaltet wie die
> anderen DNB-Listen?
> 
> Ciao
> Adrian
> 
> SWIB26 – 18th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference
> 
> 16 – 18 November 2026, online
> 
> Call for Proposals
> 
> SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 17 May 2026
> 
> SWIB conference (Semantic Web in Libraries) is an annual conference,
> being held for the 18th time. SWIB26 will happen online to ensure
> inclusion of as many participants as possible while minimizing the
> ecological footprint of the conference.
> 
> SWIB focuses on Linked Open Data (LOD) in libraries and related
> organizations. It is well established as an event where IT staff,
> developers, librarians, and researchers from all over the world meet and
> mingle and learn from each other. The topics of talks and workshops at
> SWIB revolve around opening data, linking data and creating tools and
> software for LOD production scenarios. These areas of focus are
> supplemented by presentations of research projects in applied sciences,
> industry applications, and LOD activities in other areas.
> 
> SWIB26 is organized by the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service
> Centre (hbz) and ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. The
> conference language is English.
> 
> We are accepting proposals for two formats:
> 
> * Presentations (20 minutes plus 5 Q&A)
> * Practical workshops or tutorials (maximum 4h, including breaks),
> introductory tutorials are very welcome
> 
> The presentations will be held in the time from 14:00 to 17:00 UTC. Note
> that we will support three different time slots for workshops to
> accommodate workshop facilitators and participants from different time
> zones (East Asia/Australia, Europe/Africa, Americas).
> 
> We appreciate proposals on the following or related topics:
> 
> Projects & Applications
> 
> * integration of LOD into productive library applications
> * re-use of LOD (from libraries, Wikidata and other sources)
> * presenting & visualizing LOD
> * graphical user interfaces for interaction with LOD (e.g. editing or
> annotation)
> * (other) applications in the context of open science
> 
> Technology & Tools (focus on Open Source software)
> 
> * data
> transformation/integration/cleansing/enhancement/mapping/interlinking/ 
> validation
> * data flow management, read/write linked data, providing updates &
> syncing data sources
> * machine learning applications in/for libraries
> * utilisation of LLMs and SLMs (with a focus on open source or open
> weight models)
> * agentic AI in libraries
> * integration of symbolic and subsymbolic approaches
> 
> Standards & Best Practices
> 
> * implementation of FAIR data principles, interoperability
> * open web standards relevant for libraries, data models, usable APIs
> * application profiles & provenance information
> * working with controlled vocabularies & knowledge organization systems
> * preservation, maintenance & sustainability
> 
> Culture
> 
> * decentralization, federated structures
> * reducing reliance on proprietary solutions through open approaches
> * collaboration, crowdsourcing, community building and empowerment
> * diversity sensitivity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
> * the role of open information infrastructures in sustaining democracy
> 
> We are looking forward to receiving your proposals for presentations or
> workshops by 17 May 2026. Please submit an abstract of 1000–1500
> characters using our conference system https://www.conftool.org/swib26 
> <https://www.conftool.org/swib26>.
> 
> Note: Submissions that are wholly or partially LLM-generated will be
> immediately rejected.
> 
> If you intend to present a specific software solution and/or generative
> AI approach, please include links to the source code repository and make
> sure the code and models are openly licensed.
> 
> SWIB programme committee
> 
> Proposals will be reviewed by the programme committee:
> 
> * Stacy Allison-Cassin (Dalhousie University, Canada)
> * Julia Beck (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
> * Uldis Bojars (National Library of Latvia)
> * Nuno Freire (Europeana Foundation, Netherlands)
> * Argie Kasprzik (ZBW, Germany – Chair)
> * Huda Khan (Stanford University, USA)
> * Niklas Lindström (National Library of Sweden)
> * Devika Madalli (Indian Statistical Institute)
> * Adrian Pohl (hbz, Germany – Chair)
> * Dorothea Salo (UW-Madison, USA)
> * Jodi Schneider (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
> * Osma Suominen (National Library of Finland)
> * Katherine Thornton (Yale University Library, USA)
> * Jakob Voß (GBV Common Library Network, Germany)
> 
> Website: https://swib.org/swib26 <https://swib.org/swib26>
> 
> Hashtag: #swib26
> 
> Mastodon: @swib at openbiblio.social
> 
> Take a look at previous SWIB conferences at https://swib.org/history 
> <https://swib.org/history>.
> 
> Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions:
> 
> Adrian Pohl
> hbz
> Tel. +49-(0)221-40075235
> E-mail: swib(at)hbz-nrw.de
> 
> or
> 
> Argie Kasprzik
> ZBW
> Tel. +49-(0)173 3986387
> E-mail: a.kasprzik(at)zbw.eu
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