Main theme:

“Transformation and Innovation in Archives and Libraries in the Digital Age: Management, Preservation, Sustainability and Technological Impact” (en)
“Transformação e Inovação em Arquivos e Bibliotecas na Era Digital: Gestão, Preservação, Sustentabilidade e Impacto Tecnológico” (PT)

Sub- themes:

Qualitative and Quantitative Studies of User Behaviour in Public,
University and School Archives and Libraries

•  Analysis of interactions among users, archives and libraries,
identifying how information professionals can optimize the services offered.
•  Evaluation of the impact of archival and library practices on the user
experience.

Bibliometrics and Evaluation of Scientific Production in Academic and Specialized Libraries

• The role of the information manager in applying bibliometrics to measure the impact of scientific publications.
• Information manager contributions to organizing and preserving academic data and collections.

Collection Management and Metadata in National, University and School Archives and Libraries

• The role of archivists and librarians in curating collections and creating metadata to facilitate information retrieval.
• Information manager practices to ensure preservation and continuous access to physical and digital collections.

Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Contributions from University, School and Municipal Libraries on Open Access Projects

• How information managers promote the SDGs by democratizing
access to knowledge.
• The role of information managers in preserving and facilitating
access to documents and materials relevant to social and cultural
memory, in line with the SDGs.

Digital Preservation and Archives: Challenges and Opportunities in
National and University Archives and Libraries

• The role of archivists in preserving and disseminating digital
collections, ensuring that historical documents are accessible for
future generations.
• Open Access initiatives led by information managers to promote
digital preservation.

Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Archives and Libraries:
Opportunities and Challenges for Information Managers

• Analysis of the impact of AI on process automation and collection
management by archivists, librarians, and information managers.
• Ethical and practical considerations in the use of AI in archives and
libraries.

Partnerships and Cooperation Networks among National, University,
School, Municipal, Archives and Libraries on Open Access Projects

• The role of information managers in creating collaborative networks
that promote resource sharing and open access.
• Cooperation between information managers from different
institutions to preserve and disseminate digital and physical
collections.

University, School and Specialized Libraries as Support Centres for
Teaching, Research, and Open Access

• The contribution of information managers to supporting research
and teaching through the management of Open Access
repositories.
• Information managers as guardians of academic memory, ensuring
continuous access to essential documents for research.

Innovation in the Management of Public, School and University Libraries

• Innovative initiatives led by archivists, librarians, and information
managers, to improve the management of collections and services.
• Methods for evaluating the impact of new technologies and
practices on archives and library management.

Virtual Assistants and User Support Tools in University, School and
Public Libraries

• Implementation of virtual assistants and other technologies to
support information managers in serving users.
• Transformation of the role of information managers with the use of
new technological tools to support research and access to
information.

Information Literacy in University, School, Public, and Open Access
Libraries
• The role of information managers in promoting information literacy
among students, researchers, and the community.
• Initiatives by librarians to improve information skills through Open
Access repositories.

Higher Education in Information Sciences: Master's and Doctoral
Programs

• The role of master’s and doctoral programs in Information
Sciences in the training of archivists, librarians, and information
managers.

• Contributions of these programs to the advancement of research
and innovation in information management, document
preservation, and library services.

The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and
its application by information managers in archives and libraries

• Theoretical investigations and case studies

Conference Language: English and Portuguese